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Va Maryland Healthcare System - Baltimore vs. Univ Of Md Rehabilitation & Orthopaedic Institute

Compare Performance: Timely and Effective Care - Process of Care Measures

Learn and compare hospital patient performance and timely and effective care at Va Maryland Healthcare System - Baltimore in Baltimore, Maryland and Univ Of Md Rehabilitation & Orthopaedic Institute in Baltimore, Maryland

Quality Measure	Univ Of Md Rehabilitation & Orthopaedic Institute 2200 KERNAN DRIVE BALTIMORE, MD	Va Maryland Healthcare System - Baltimore 10 NORTH GREENE STREET BALTIMORE, MD
Left Without Being Seen Left Without Being Seen Percentage of emergency room patients who leave without being seen by a doctor. A lower percentage is better.	Not Available	%
Broken Bones Broken Bones Average time patients spent in the emergency room with broken bones before they received pain medication.	Not Available
CT Scan CT Scan Percentage of patients who arrived to the emergency room with stroke symptoms and received brain scan results within 45 minutes of arrival. A higher percentage of timely delivered scan results is better.	Not Available	%
Discharge Time Discharge Time Average time discharged patients spent in the emergency room before being sent home. A lower discharge time is better.	Not Available
ER Volume ER Volume The Emergency Department Volume (EDV) measure is based on the volume of patients seen per year and is provided by the hospital for the Outpatient Quality Reporting Program. Very High: values greater than 60,000 patients per year. High: values ranging from 40,000 to 59,999 patients per year. Medium: values ranging from 20,000 to 39,999 patients per year. Low: Values below 19,999 patients per year.	Not Available
ER Waiting Time ER Waiting Time Average wait time patients spent in the emergency room before being seen by a doctor. A lower waiting time is better.	Not Available
Aspirin at Arrival Aspirin at Arrival Percentage of patients with chest pain or possible heart attack who received aspirin within 24 hours of arrival or before being transferred out of the emergency department. A higher percentage is better.	Not Available	%
Fibrinolytic Therapy Received Within 30 Minutes Fibrinolytic Therapy Received Within 30 Minutes Percentage of patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) that received drugs to break up blood clots within 30 minutes of arrival. A higher percentage is better.	%	Not Available
Fibrinolytic Therapy Received Within 30 Minutes Fibrinolytic Therapy Received Within 30 Minutes Percentage of patients with chest pain or possible heart attack who received fibrinolytic therapy (drugs to break up blood clots) having a time from ER arrival to fibrinolysis of 30 minutes or less. The time to fibrinolytic therapy is a strong predictor of outcome in patients with an acute myocardial infarction. A higher percentage is better.	Not Available	%
Median Time to Fibrinolysis Median Time to Fibrinolysis Average time from arrival to administration of fibrinolytic therapy in ED patients with ST-segment elevation or left bundle branch block (LBBB) on the electrocardiogram (ECG) performed closest to ED arrival and prior to transfer. A lower time to fibrinolysis is better.	Not Available
PCI within 90 Minutes of Arrival PCI within 90 Minutes of Arrival Percentage of heart attack patients given a primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) within 90 minutes or less of hospital arrival. A PCI procedure is performed by a doctor to open blocked blood vessels and help prevent further heart muscle damage. A higher percentage is better.	%	Not Available
Time to ECG Time to ECG Average time from ER arrival to ECG for patients with chest pain or possible heart attack. A lower time to ECG is better.	Not Available
Transfer Time for Acute Coronary Intervention Transfer Time for Acute Coronary Intervention Average time before patients with chest pain or possible heart attack who needed specialized care were transferred to another hospital. A lower transfer time is better.	Not Available
Evaluation of Left Ventricular Function Evaluation of Left Ventricular Function Heart failure patients given an evaluation of Left Ventricular Systolic (LVS) function. This evaluation can tell your doctor whether the left side of your heart is pumping properly. A higher percentage of LVS evaluation is better.	%	100%
Pneumonia Patients given Antibiotic(s) Pneumonia Patients given Antibiotic(s) Percentage of patients with pneumonia who received an initial antibiotic regimen during the first 24 hours consistent with current guidelines. A higher percentage is better.	%	87%
Patients Flu Immunization Patients Flu Immunization Percentage of patients assessed and given influenza vaccination. A higher percentage of vaccinated patients is better.	%	Not Available
Antibiotic Discontinued After 24 Hours Antibiotic Discontinued After 24 Hours Percentage of surgery patients whose preventive antibiotics were stopped within 24 hours after surgery. A higher percentage is better.	%	95%
Antibiotic Selection Antibiotic Selection Percentage of surgery patients who were given the right kind of antibiotic to help prevent infection. A higher percentage is better.	%	96%
Antibiotic within 1 Hour Antibiotic within 1 Hour Percentage of surgery patients who were given an antibiotic within one hour before surgery to help prevent infection. A higher percentage is better.	%	98%
Beta-Blocker Prior to Admission Beta-Blocker Prior to Admission Percentage of surgery patients who were taking heart drugs called beta blockers before coming to the hospital, who were kept on the beta blockers during the period just before and after their surgery. A higher percentage is better.	%	97%
Catheter Removal Catheter Removal Percentage of surgery patients whose urinary catheters were removed on the first or second day after surgery. A higher percentage is better.	%	99%
VTE Prophylaxis VTE Prophylaxis Percentage of patients who got treatment within 24 hours before or after their surgery to help prevent blood clots after certain types of surgery. A higher percentage is better.	%	96%
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