12-3. Artery-opening therapy
Heart Disease
ORIGINAL OBJECTIVE
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12-3.
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(Developmental) Increase the proportion of eligible patients with heart attacks who receive artery-opening therapy within an hour of symptom onset.
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Potential data source: National Registry of Myocardial Infarction, National Acute Myocardial Infarction Project, HCFA.
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OBJECTIVE WITH REVISIONS
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12-3.
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(Developmental) Increase the proportion of eligible patients with heart attacks who receive timely artery-opening therapy within an hour of from symptom onset.
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Target and baseline:
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Objective
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Increase in the Proportion of Eligible Patients With Heart Attacks Who Receive Timely Artery-Opening Therapy From Symptom Onset
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2000-04
Baseline
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2010
Target
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Percent
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12-3a.
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Fibrinolytics within an hour of symptom onset
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4
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6
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12-3b.
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Percutaneous intervention (PCI) within 90 minutes of symptom onset
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0.64
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0.67
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Target setting method: Better than the best.
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Potential dData
source
: National Registry of Myocardial Infarction (NRMI–4), National Acute Myocardial Infarction Project, HCFA Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).
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REVISED OBJECTIVE
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12-3.
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Increase the proportion of eligible patients with heart attacks who receive timely artery-opening therapy from symptom onset.
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Target and baseline:
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Objective
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Increase in the Proportion of Eligible Patients With Heart Attacks Who Receive Timely Artery-Opening Therapy From Symptom Onset
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2000-04
Baseline
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2010
Target
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Percent
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12-3a.
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Fibrinolytics within an hour of symptom onset
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4
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6
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12-3b.
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Percutaneous intervention (PCI) within 90 minutes of symptom onset
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0.64
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0.67
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Target setting method: Better than the best.
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Data
source
: National Registry of Myocardial Infarction (NRMI–4), National Acute Myocardial Infarction Project, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).
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