Heart Failure Process of Care Measures

  West Campus/
7th Street
Terrace
Park
Illinois average National
average
Percent of Heart Failure Patients Given Discharge Instructions 92% of 230 patients2 83% of 46 patients2 77% 71%
Percent of Heart Failure Patients Given an Evaluation of Left Ventricular Systolic (LVS) Function 97% of 293 patients2 97% of 59 patients2 92% 87%
Percent of Heart Failure Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD) 86% of 78 patients2 88% of 17 patients1,2 87% 88%
Percent of Heart Failure Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling 97% of 66 patients2 100% of 11 patients 92% 90%

* The percentage includes only patients whose history and condition indicate the treatment is appropriate. Talk to your health care provider if you have questions about your treatment.
1: The number of cases is too small (<25) to reliably tell how well a hospital is performing.
2: The hospital indicated that the data submitted for this measure were based on a sample of cases.

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