Quality
Making Informed Health Care Decisions
Of all the decisions you make in your life, your decisions related to health care are among the most important. The right choice can truly be the difference between life and death.
Our Quality section is designed to help you make informed decisions. The tables below provide an overview of quality at Deaconess. For details, see Our Quality Report and Awards & Recognition. To learn more about quality in general, view Understanding Quality .
General Quality Indicators
For June 2010
(click on any item below for detail)
|
|
U.S.
Avg. |
IN
Avg. |
DH |
| Inpatient Mortality Index |
|
|
.67
|
Inpatient Satisfaction
Weighted Raw Score (DHS) |
|
|
88.0%
|
Outpatient Satisfaction
Raw Score (DH) |
|
|
94.2%
|
Clinical Quality
For March June 2010
(click on any item below for more detail)
|
|
U.S.
Avg. |
IN
Avg. |
DH |
| Heart Attack Core Measures |
|
|
|
| Aspirin at Arrival |
|
|
95.0%
|
| Aspirin at Discharge |
|
|
97.0%
|
| Beta-Blocker at Discharge |
|
|
95.0%
|
| ACE Inhibitor or ARB for LVSD |
|
|
76.0%
|
| Smoking Cessation Counseling |
|
|
94.0%
|
Percutaneous Coronary
Interventions (PCI) |
|
|
95.0%
|
| Heart Failure Core Measures |
|
|
|
|
LVF Assessment
|
|
|
94.0%
|
ACE Inhibitor or ARB
for LVSD |
|
|
72.0%
|
| Smoking Cessation Counseling |
|
|
72.0%
|
| Detailed Discharge Instructions |
|
|
54.0%
|
| Pneumonia Core Measures |
|
|
|
| Blood Culture Before Antibiotic |
|
|
85.0%
|
| Initial Antibiotic Timing |
|
|
96.0%
|
| Pneumococcal Vaccination |
|
|
89.0%
|
| Smoking Cessation Counseling |
|
|
100.0%
|
| Most Appropriate Initial Antibiotic(s) |
|
|
100.0%
|