Heart Care

In 2011, over 1,300 patients were admitted to BIDMC with heart failure or acute myocardial infarction (AMI - more commonly referred to as a heart attack).  Learn more about heart care at BIDMC.

All of our patients should receive care that is likely to achieve the best possible results.  The information below tells you how closely BIDMC has been following recommended guidelines for some measures of general heart care:  treatment of heart attack and heart failure.

For more information about each measure and its benchmark, click on the name of the measure. 

Heart Care: Performance Summary

Appropriate and Timely Treatment
for Heart Attack		 BIDMC Performance
1st Qtr FY 12		 Top 10%(1)
04/10 - 03/11
ACE Inhibitors and ARB's
A higher score is better.		 100% 100%
Administering aspirin on arrival
A higher score is better.		 100% 100%
Prevention of Future
Heart Attacks		 BIDMC Performance
1st Qtr FY 12		 Top 10%(1)
04/10 - 03/11
Administering aspirin at discharge
A higher score is better.		 100% 100%
Administering beta blockers at discharge
A higher score is better.		 100% 100%
Advice to stop smoking
A higher score is better.		 100% 100%
Post Discharge Outcomes BIDMC Performance
07/07-06/10		 US National Performance
07/07-06/10(1)
Heart Attack 30-day Mortality 
A lower score is better.		 12.4% 15.9%
Heart Attack 30-day Readmission
A lower score is better		 22.6% 19.8%
Appropriate and Timely Treatment
for Heart Failure		 BIDMC Performance
1st Qtr FY 12		 Top 10%(1)
04/10 - 03/11
Assessment of left ventricular function
A higher score is better.		 100% 100%
Prevention of Future
Heart Failure
BIDMC Performance
1st Qtr FY 12		 Top 10%(1)
04/10 - 03/11
Prescribing ACE Inhibitors and ARBs on discharge
A higher score is better.		 100% 100%
Providing discharge instructions for self- management
A higher score is better.		 100% 100%
Advice to stop smoking
A higher score is better.		 100% 100%
Post Discharge Outcomes BIDMC Performance
07/07-06/10		 US National Performance
07/0-06/10(1)
Heart Failure 30-day Mortality
A lower score is better		 8.7% 11.3%
Heart Failure
30-day Readmission
A lower score is better		 28.2% 24.8%

(1)The source of the comparison for these measures is Hospital Compare, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, March  2012.

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Last updated: March 19, 2012

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