Process of Care Measures
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| Outpatients having surgery who got an antibiotic at the right time - within one hour before surgery (higher numbers are better) |
93%
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94%
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95%
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| Outpatients having surgery who got the right kind of antibiotic (higher numbers are better) |
95%
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94%
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95%
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| Surgery patients who were taking heart drugs called beta blockers before coming to the hospital, who were kept on the beta blockers durign the period just before and after their surgery |
93%2
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94%
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95%
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| Surgery patients who were given an antibiotic at the right time (within one hour before surgery) to help prevent infection |
97%2
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97%
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97%
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| Surgery patients who were given thr right kind of antibiotic to help prevent infection |
98%2
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98%
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98%
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| Surgery patients whos preventive antibiotics were stopped at the right time (within 24 hours after surgery) |
96%2
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95%
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96%
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| Heart Surgery patients whose blood suger (blood glucose) is kept under good control in the days right after surgery |
88%2
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94%
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94%
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| Surgery patients needing hair removed from the surgical area before surgery, who had hair removed using a safer method (electric clippers or hair removal cream – not a razor) |
100%2
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100%
|
100%
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| Surgery patients whose urinary catheters were removed on the first or second day after surgery |
94%2
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91%
|
92%
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| Patients having surgery who were actively warmed in the operating room or whose body temperature was near normal by the end of surgery |
98%2
|
99%
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99%
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| Surgery patients whose doctors ordered treatments to prevent blood clots after certain types of surgeries |
97%2
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94%
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95%
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| Patients who got treatment at the right time (within 24 hours before or after their surgery) to help prevent blood clots after certain types of surgery |
95%2
|
92%
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94%
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| Average number of minutes before outpatients with chest pain or possible heart attack got an ECG (a lower number of minutes is better) |
8 minutes1
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9 minutes
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8 minutes
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| Outpatients with chest pain or possible heart attack who got aspirin within 24 hours of arrival (higher numbers are better) |
100%1
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97%
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96%
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| Heart Attack Patients Given Aspirin at Arrival |
100%
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99%
|
99%
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| Heart Attack Patients Given Aspirin at Discharge |
100%
|
99%
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99%
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| Heart Attack Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD) |
100%
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97%
|
97%
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| Heart Attack Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling |
100%
|
100%
|
100%
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| Heart Attack Patients Given Beta Blocker at Discharge |
100%
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98%
|
99%
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| Heart Attack Patients Given PCI Within 90 Minutes Of Arrival |
95%
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92%
|
92%
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| Heart Attack Patients Given a Prescription for a Statin at Discharge |
99%
|
97%
|
97%
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| Pneumonia Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination |
99%2
|
95%
|
94%
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| Pneumonia Patients Whose Initial Emergency Room Blood Culture Was Performed Prior To The Administration Of The First Hospital Dose Of Antibiotics |
93%2
|
96%
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96%
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| Pneumonia Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling |
100%2
|
98%
|
98%
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| Pneumonia Patients Given Initial Antibiotic(s) within 6 Hours After Arrival |
95%2
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96%
|
96%
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| Pneumonia Patients Given the Most Appropriate Initial Antibiotic(s) |
100%2
|
95%
|
94%
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| Pneumonia Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination |
94%2
|
94%
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93%
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| Heart Failure Patients Given Discharge Instructions |
88%2
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92%
|
90%
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| Heart Failure Patients Given an Evaluation of Left Ventricular Systolic (LVS) Function |
97%2
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98%
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98%
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| Heart Failure Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD) |
96%2
|
95%
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95%
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| Heart Failure Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling |
100%2
|
99%
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99%
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