ALBANY VA MEDICAL CENTER, NEW YORK Quality of Services and Reviews

ALBANY VA MEDICAL CENTER Quality of Services
Heart Attack or Chest Pain Process of Care Measures Heart Attack Patients Given Aspirin at Arrival 100 %
Heart Attack or Chest Pain Process of Care Measures Heart Attack Patients Given Aspirin at Discharge 100 %
Heart Attack or Chest Pain Process of Care Measures Heart Attack Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD) 100 %
Heart Attack or Chest Pain Process of Care Measures Heart Attack Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling 100 %
Heart Attack or Chest Pain Process of Care Measures Heart Attack Patients Given Beta Blocker at Discharge 100 %
Heart Attack or Chest Pain Process of Care Measures Heart Attack Patients Given Fibrinolytic Medication Within 30 Minutes Of Arrival N/A %
Heart Attack or Chest Pain Process of Care Measures Heart Attack Patients Given PCI Within 90 Minutes Of Arrival N/A %
Heart Failure Process of Care Measures Heart Failure Patients Given Discharge Instructions 97 %
Heart Failure Process of Care Measures Heart Failure Patients Given an Evaluation of Left Ventricular Systolic (LVS) Function 100 %
Heart Failure Process of Care Measures Heart Failure Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD) 100 %
Heart Failure Process of Care Measures Heart Failure Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling 100 %
Pneumonia Process of Care Measures Pneumonia Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination 100 %
Pneumonia Process of Care Measures Pneumonia Patients Whose Initial Emergency Room Blood Culture Was Performed Prior To The Administration Of The First Hospital Dose Of Antibiotics 98 %
Pneumonia Process of Care Measures Pneumonia Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling 100 %
Pneumonia Process of Care Measures Pneumonia Patients Given Initial Antibiotic(s) within 6 Hours After Arrival 98 %
Pneumonia Process of Care Measures Pneumonia Patients Given the Most Appropriate Initial Antibiotic(s) 97 %
Pneumonia Process of Care Measures Pneumonia Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination 94 %
Surgical Care Improvement Project Process of Care Measures Surgery patients who were taking heart drugs called beta blockers before coming to the hospital, who were kept on the beta blockers during the period just before and after their surgery 100 %
Surgical Care Improvement Project Process of Care Measures Surgery patients who were given an antibiotic at the right time (within one hour before surgery) to help prevent infection 100 %
Surgical Care Improvement Project Process of Care Measures Surgery patients who were given the right kind of antibiotic to help prevent infection 100 %
Surgical Care Improvement Project Process of Care Measures Surgery patients whose preventive antibiotics were stopped at the right time (within 24 hours after surgery) 99 %
Surgical Care Improvement Project Process of Care Measures Heart surgery patients whose blood sugar (blood glucose) is kept under good control in the days right after surgery N/A %
Surgical Care Improvement Project Process of Care Measures Surgery patients needing hair removed from the surgical area before surgery, who had hair removed using a safer method (electric clippers or hair removal cream - not a razor) 100 %
Surgical Care Improvement Project Process of Care Measures Surgery patients whose doctors ordered treatments to prevent blood clots after certain types of surgeries 100 %
Surgical Care Improvement Project Process of Care Measures Patients who got treatment at the right time (within 24 hours before or after their surgery) to help prevent blood clots after certain types of surgery 100 %

ALBANY VA MEDICAL CENTER performance rates tell you the proportion of cases where a ALBANY VA MEDICAL CENTER provided the recommended process of care. Only patients meeting the inclusion criteria for a measure are included in the calculation of the rate for a measure. A rate of 88% means that the hospital provided the recommended process of care 88% of the time. For example, the rates for aspirin at discharge for individuals who have had an acute myocardial infarction -- a heart attack -- tell you the percentage of patients who received an aspirin when they are discharged from the ALBANY VA MEDICAL CENTER. The ultimate goal is the right care for the right patient at the right time. Hospitals with effective quality improvement programs are continually working toward this goal.

The information about ALBANY VA MEDICAL CENTER posted on this website comes from the quality data submitted by hospitals to the HHS/MediCare QIO Clinical Data Warehouse for all inpatient discharges. These data alone is insufficient for purposes of reliably predicting ALBANY VA MEDICAL CENTER, NEW YORK performance. Information on this website should not be construed as an assesment of quality, endorsement or advertisement for ALBANY VA MEDICAL CENTER, NEW YORK. Information have been updated Nov 26th, 2010. Please refer to the source for additional terms and instructions: Read More

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