Core Measures at Huntington
Developed by The Joint Commission, the nation's standards-setting and accrediting body in healthcare, Core Measures are an important way to measure the quality of care that a hospital is providing to its patients.
These measures also provide a way for a hospital to diagnose areas of improvement and to take the action steps needed to provide the best care possible. Currently we track and report on the following five Core Measures:
Within each Core Measure is a detailed set of Quality Indicators. Click on the link(s) under the Core Measure graphs below to see the data for each individual indicator.
Heart Attack (Acute Myocardial Infarction)
"Time is muscle," so our efforts concentrate on relieving the obstruction in the heart muscle with utmost urgency.
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Percentage of patients who received the recommended standards of care. |
Click here for more detail on the AMI Core Measure
Heart Failure (HF)
A chronic heart condition in which the heart muscle is not as strong in its function to pump blood throughout the body. The severity of this condition can vary, so it is critical that the assessment be an accurate one so that the appropriate use of medications is used.
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Percentage of patients who received the recommended standards of care. |
Click here for more detail on the Heart Failure Core Measure
Pneumonia (PN)
Pneumonia is a very common condition. The focus of this core measure is the accurate identification of the condition and the use of the appropriate antibiotics.
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Percentage of patients who received the recommended treatments. |
Click here for more detail on the Pneumonia Core Measure
Children's Asthma Care (CAC)
This is the only pediatric core measure. The specific emphasis in this core measure is on medication usage.
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Percentage of patients who received the recommended treatments. |
Click here for more detail on the Children's Asthma Core Measure
Surgical Care Improvement Program (SCIP)
The most complicated of all the core measures, SCIP (Surgical Care Improvement Program) focuses on over twenty elements of performance that are measured, however all fall into two basic categories: Measures that
decrease the risk of infection and measures that
decrease the risk of surgical complications.
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Percentage of patients who received the recommended standards of care. |
Click here for more detail on the SCIP Core Measure
Quality Agency Resources
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