PCI received within 90 minutes of hospital arrival at a HealthONE Hospital

Timeframe: January 2011 through March 2011
(Most Recent Data Available)

Timeframe: October 2009 through September 2010
(Yearly National and State Comparisons)

What Does This Measure?

The percentage of eligible heart attack patients who received percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) within 90 minutes of their arrival at the hospital. The term PCI can refer to cardiac catheterization, angioplasty or stenting.

Why Is This Important?

When an artery is blocked, to slows down the blood supply to the heart. This can cause permanent damage to the heart. PCI procedures open the clogged artery and help prevent further damage to the heart. They also can increase the patient’s change of surviving a heart attack.The quicker PCI is performed, the more effective it is in improving a patient’s outcome.

What Are We Doing to Improve Our Performance?

HealthONE hospitals have implemented several initiatives to improve our performance on this measure. These include:

• Electronic medication records
• Evidence-based medicine
• Nurse and physician training
• Patient safety and quality committee