Leapfrog Ratings for Heart Angioplasty
Patients undergoing heart angioplasty should choose a hospital that has a high success rate for heart angioplasty and also provides the appropriate care at a low cost.
What is Percutaneous Coronary intervention?
Includes any percutaneous intervention that improves blood flow into the heart by reopening a clogged artery such as coronary angioplasties and stents.
Quality of Care
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Volume
(# of Procedures)
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Outcomes Rank
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Process Excellence
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Overall Score
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UC San Diego Health System, Hillcrest
San Diego, CA |
441
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Better than Average
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Lower Adherence to Clincal Guidelines
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UC San Diego Health System, Thornton Hospital & Sulpizio Cardiovascular Center
La Jolla, CA |
153
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Better than Average
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Lower Adherence to Clincal Guidelines
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Cost of Care
| UC San Diego Health System, Hillcrest |
This hospital FULLY MEETS the Leapfrog standard for surgical cost as measured by their risk-adjusted average length-of-stay inflated by the readmission rate. |
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| UC San Diego Health System, Thornton Hospital & Sulpizio Cardiovascular Center |
This hospital FULLY MEETS the Leapfrog standard for surgical cost as measured by their risk-adjusted average length-of-stay inflated by the readmission rate. |
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Survey results submitted 6/27/2011.
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