Valley Baptist : Clinical Quality Indicators (Core Measures)

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) have developed a core set of research-based quality indicators (Core Measure Initiative) which are being used across the country to measure the successful treatment of:

Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI)
Heart Failure
Surgical Infection Prevention

This measurement, based on evidence-based medicine, was established to improve the safety and quality of care and support performance improvement in hospitals. The Core Measure Initiative allows the review of data trends to improve patient care.

VBMC - Brownsville Core Measures At VBMC - Brownsville we believe compliance with Clinical Quality Indicators supports the best possible care for patients and their families. (A dash " - " means that there is no available comparison.)	VBMC Browsnville 2007	VBMC Brownsville 2008 1st Quarter	National Average
AMI - Heart Attack/Acute Myocardial Infarction
Aspirin on Arrival	92.7%	95.3%	93%
Aspirin at Discharge	90.7%	98%	90%
ACE/ARB	88.9%	100%	85%
Smoking Cessation	91.6%	98%	91%
Beta Blocker at d/c	98.0%	96.8%	91%
Beta Blocker at Arrival	93.5%	95%	88%
Thrombolytic within 30 Minutes	-	-	39%
Median Time to PCI	88.8%	94 min	91.1%
PCI within 90 Minutes	61.1%	30.7%	60%
CHF - Congestive Heart Failure
Discharge Instructions	94.4%	97.1%	66%
LVF Assessed	94.4%	99.2%	85%
ACE/ARB	94.9%	94.6%	84%
Smoking Cessation	93.4%	98.5%	86%
SIP - Surgical Infection Prevention
ABX 1hr < Incision	70.9%	91.1%	82%
ABX selection	95.5%	100%	90%
ABX end time	69.1%	97.7%	78%