Core Measures are evidenced based, standardized and nationally accepted performance measures.
Antelope Valley Hospital's physicians, staff and leadership are working together to improve Core Measure scores for our patients. Numerous studies have shown that when these measures are in place, patients' health outcomes and quality of life improves.
The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) requires accredited hospitals to collect and submit performance data. Antelope Valley Hospital is measured and compared against all other accredited institutions on our performance with each measure.
Antelope Valley Hospital collects data on the following measure sets:
- Acute Myocardial Infarction (Heart Attack)
- Community Acquired Pneumonia
- Heart Failure
The Core Measure initiative allows JCAHO to review data trends and to work with hospitals as they use the information to improve patient care.
Here are the specific Core Measures and initiatives Antelope Valley Hospital is currently working to improve:
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI)- Aspirin at arrival
- Aspirin prescribed at discharge
- Angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor or agiotensin receptor blocker (ARB) for left ventricular systolic dysfunction (LVSD)
- Smoking cessation advice/counseling
- Beta blocker prescribed at discharge
- Beta blocker given at arrival
- Time to thrombosis
- Time to percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA)
- Inpatient mortality
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP)- Oxygen assessment within 24 hours of arrival
- Pneumococcal screening and/or vaccination
- Blood cultures prior to first antibiotic dose
- Smoking cessation advice/counseling
- Arrival time to first antibiotic
Heart Failure- Discharge Instructions
- Left ventricular failure (LVF) assessment
- ACE inhibitor or ARB for LVSD
- Smoking cessation advice/counseling
