PERFORMANCE AT BUCHANAN COUNTY HEALTH CENTER
Critical Access Hospital in Independence, IA 50644
Performance: Timely and Effective Care - Process of Care Measures
BUCHANAN COUNTY HEALTH CENTER
1600 First St East Independence, IA 50644
Phone: (319) 332-0999
The measures of timely and effective care at Buchanan County Health Center show how rapidly patients received recommended treatments known to get the best results for certain medical conditions. The timely and effective care measures (also known as “process of care” measures) indicate the percentage of patients who received timely treatments for common conditions, serious medical conditions or surgical procedures. These quality measures only apply to patients for whom the recommended treatment would be appropriate.
The data and graphs below compare applicable quality measures with state and national averages. Notice that small differences between different hospitals wont necessary indicate a material difference in the real world.
Heart Attack Care
The heart attack quality measures show how often or how quickly hospitals follow the best practices for the treatment of heart attacks which scientific evidence suggests might get the best results for people with certain common heart conditions.
| Measure | Hospital Average | How this Hospital Compares |
|---|---|---|
| Time to ECG | 4 minutes Measure: Time to ECG This heart attack or chest pain measure is based on a sample size of 74. Sample data was collected between 04/01/2014 and 03/31/2015 | Average time from ER arrival to ECG for patients with chest pain or possible heart attack. A lower time to ECG is better. |
| Aspirin at Arrival | 93% Measure: Aspirin at Arrival This heart attack or chest pain measure is based on a sample size of 73. Sample data was collected between 04/01/2014 and 03/31/2015 | 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. |
Pneumonia Care
Pneumonia is a lung infection that might be by caused by a bacteria or a virus. If the cause of pneumonia is bacterial, hospitals will treat the infection with the appropriate antibiotics.
| Measure | Hospital Average | How this Hospital Compares |
|---|---|---|
| Pneumonia Patients given Antibiotic(s) | 92% Measure: Pneumonia Patients given Antibiotic(s) This pneumonia measure is based on a sample size of 26. Sample data was collected between 04/01/2014 and 03/31/2015 | 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. |
Surgical Care
The surgical care measures show how well hospitals follow the best practices of surgical care that help prevent complications after certain surgeries like colon surgery, hip replacement, knee replacement, hysterectomy, cardiac surgery and vascular surgery.
| Measure | Hospital Average | How this Hospital Compares |
|---|---|---|
| VTE Prophylaxis | 100% Measure: VTE Prophylaxis This surgical care improvement project measure is based on a sample size of 13. Sample data was collected between 04/01/2014 and 03/31/2015 | 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. |