What is a Composite Score?

This is the measure of how often patients received all the appropriate treatment and interventions for this measure.

Heart Attack Process of Care Measures Brief Explanation
Percent of Heart Attack Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dystunction (LVSD) ACE (angiotensin converting enzyme) inhibitors and ARBs (angiotensin receptor blockers) are medicines used to treat heart attacks, heart failure, or a decreased function of the heart.
Percent of Heart Attack Patients Given Aspirin at Arrival Aspirin can help keep blood clots from forming and dissolve blood clots that can cause heart attacks.
Percent of Heart Attack Patients Given Aspirin at Discharge Taking aspirin may help prevent further heart attacks.
Percent of Heart Attack Patients Given Beta Blocker at Arrival Beta blockers are a type of medicine used to lower blood pressure, treat chest pain (angina) and heart failure, and to help prevent a heart attack.
Percent of Heart Attack Patients Given Beta Blocker at Discharge Beta blockers are a type of medicine used to lower blood pressure, treat chest pain (angina) and heart failure, and to help prevent a heart attack.
Percent of Heart Attack Patients Given Fibrinolytic Medication Within 30 Minutes of Arrival Blood clots can cause heart attacks. Doctors may give this medicine, or perform a procedure to open the blockage, and in some case, may do both.
Percent of Heart Attack Patients Given PCI Within 90 Minutes of Arrival The procedures called Percutaneous Coronary Interventions (PCI) are among those that are the most effective for opening blocked blood vessels that cause heart attacks. Doctors may perform PCI, or give medicine to open the blockage, and in some cases, may do both.
Percent of Heart Attack Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling Smoking is linked to heart attacks. Quitting may help prevent another heart attack.

What is the National Average?

National Average is comparative data from 400+ hospitals nationwide.
(The source of the data is ACS-Midas+.)

Heart Attack

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  • UH Health System

    • 95%

  • National Average

    • 94%

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  • 100%

    75%

    50%

    25%