STOP STEMI©-A Novel Medical Application to Improve the Coordination of STEMI Care: A Brief Report On Door-to-Balloon Times After Initiating the Application

Conclusions:In this cohort of patients, the utilization of STOP STEMI© decreased the average door-to-balloon times by 22% in the patients with acute STEMI arriving at our emergency department. This effect was maintained when looking at the subset of all STEMI cases reportable to CMS. We also observed modest improvements in meeting the less than 60-minute, less than 90-minute benchmarks, and improvements in the resource utilization.
Source: Critical Pathways in Cardiology: A Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine - Category: Cardiology Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research