Heart Attack
Joint Commission Disease Specific Care Certified Program
Heart attack, also called acute myocardial infarction (AMI or MI), is a life-threatening event caused by insufficient oxygen reaching the heart. When a heart attack occurs, quick use of aspirin and other treatments can reduce damage to the heart and reduce the chance of death. The indicators in this section examine the care of heart attack patients and whether patients leave the hospital with medications known to be helpful after a heart attack.
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Performance is below the national benchmark |
# = too few eligible cases to calculate a reliable statistic
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Performance is the same as the national benchmark |
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Performance exceeds the national benchmark |
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Last Updated: December 2009
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