Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center recognized with award for heart failure care

Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center has received the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines – Heart Failure Gold-Plus Quality Achievement Award. The award recognizes the hospital’s work implementing quality improvement measures outlined by the American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology Foundation guidelines for heart failure patients. This marks the sixth consecutive year that Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center has been recognized with a quality achievement award for its work treating heart failure. Get With The Guidelines – Heart Failure is a quality improvement program that helps hospital teams provide the most up-to-date, research-based guidelines with the goal of speeding recovery and reducing hospital readmissions for heart failure patients. Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center earned the award by meeting specific quality achievement measures for the diagnosis and treatment of heart failure patients at a set level for a designated period. These measures include proper use of heart failure medications, including beta-blockers, ACE inhibitors, aldosterone antagonists, and diuretics, while patients are in the hospital. Before patients are discharged, they also receive education on managing their heart failure and overall health, as well as referrals for early follow-up. “Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center is dedicated to improving the quality of care for our heart failure patients, and implementing the American Heart Association’s Get With ...
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news