Examples of data that EDs will collect

Here is a list of proposed core ORYX measures for which the ED would collect data, according to the Oakbrook Terrace, IL-based Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations:

o For the acute myocardial infarction (AMI) patient, was aspirin received within 24 hours of arrival or within 24 hours prior to arrival?

o For the AMI patient, was there timely reperfusion of eligible AMI patients? Measure time from arrival to initiation of thrombolysis medication administration or primary percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty procedure.

o For the AMI patient, was a beta-blocker medication received within the first 24 hours of arrival at the hospital?

o For the community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) patient, was oxygenation assessment received within 24 hours of arrival at the hospital?

o For the CAP patient who had blood cultures collected, were they drawn prior to the first dose of antibiotic administration in the hospital?

o For the CAP patient, what was the time in hours from initial presentation at the hospital to first dose of antibiotics?

o For the CAP patient admitted to an intensive care unit, was the antibiotic given consistent with current consensus guidelines?

o For the CAP patient not admitted to an ICU, was the antibiotic given consistent with current consensus guidelines?