| Heart FAILURE Measure |
Definition |
Galion
Community Hospital |
| Heart Failure Patients Given Discharge Instructions |
Indicates the percent of patients who were given specific information about their condition and care when they left the hospital. This information would include education about medicines, diet, activities and important signs to watch for to prevent further or subsequent hospitalization. |
April – June 2009
Pts were excluded
July – September 2009
75% (3 of 4)
October – Dec. 2009
100% (1 of 1)
January – March 2010
100% (5 of 5) |
| Heart Failure Patients Given an Evaluation of Left Ventricular Systolic (LVS) Function |
Indicates the percent of patients that received an in-depth evaluation of the left ventricle, the main pumping chamber of the heart, during their hospitalization or within the recent past. This evaluation is necessary to prescribe the right treatment for their heart failure. |
April – June 2009
100% (1 of 1)
July – September 2009
100% (4 of 4)
October – Dec. 2009
100% (1 of 1)
January – March 2010
91% (10 of 11) |
| Heart Failure Patients Given an ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD) |
Indicates the percent of patients that had problems with the heart pumping enough blood to the body who were prescribed medicine to improve their heart’s ability to pump blood. The common medicines are angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors or angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs). |
April – June 2009
Pts excluded
July – September 2009
100% (2 of 2)
October – Dec. 2009
Pts excluded
January – March 2010
100% (3 of 3) |
| Heart Failure Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling |
Indicates the percent of patients that were smokers and were provided with advice or counseling to quit smoking. Smoking harms the heart, lungs and blood vessels, worsens existing heart disease and is linked to heart failure. Quitting may improve a patient’s condition. |
April – June 2009
100% (1 of 1)
July – September 2009
No Smokers
October – Dec. 2009
No smokers
January – March 2010
67% (2 of 3) |
