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Heart Attack Patients Given Beta Blocker at Arrival
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| Institution | Rating |
|---|---|
| U.S. Average | % |
| N.C. Average | % |
| Duke Raleigh Hospital | None% |
| Duke University Hospital | None% |
| Durham Regional Hospital | None% |
The rates displayed in this graph are for discharges April 2010 through March 2011. Source: hospitalcompare.hhs.gov
What Does This Measure?
The percentage of eligible heart attack patients who received beta blockers within 24 hours of their arrival at the hospital.
Why Is This Important?
Beta blockers are a type of medicine that physicians prescribe to lower blood pressure, treat angina (chest pain) and heart failure, and help prevent heart attacks.
They lessen the heart’s workload by reducing the force with which the heart pumps blood. Most heart attack patients should receive a beta blocker within 24 hours of arriving at the hospital.
What Are We Doing to Improve Our Performance?
Duke has enacted several initiatives to improve our performance. These include:
- Computerized physician order entry (CPOE)
- Electronic medical records (EMR)
- Evidence-based medicine
- HealthView patient portal
- Heart attack-specific discharge instructions and patient education information
- Nursing and physician education
- Patient advocacy and support groups
- Patient rounding
- Patient safety and clinical quality committees
- Six Sigma
- Standardized order sets
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