Health Care For Your HEART

HEALTH CARE Heart disease is the leading cause of death FOR YOUR in the United States for both men and women. It's also a major cause of disability. Taking a preventive approach to heart disease is one of HERRT the smartest things you can do to protect your health. $444 BILLION: 3. NEARLY OUT OF COST OF HEART DISEASE IN 2010 DUE TO D00 DEATHS ARE CAUSED BY HEART DISEASE IN THE U.S. U.S HEALTH CARE SERVICES MEDICATIONS LOST PRODUCTIVITY NOT ALL HOSPITAL CARE IS EQUAL HEART PATIENTS TREATED IN THE BEST HOSPITALS ARE 38% MORE LIKELY TO BE ALIVE ONE MONTH LATER. 32,677 Patients In 2011, an additional 32,677 medicare patients could have survived 30 days after admission, if they had gone to a top-rate hospital. $1,300 %24 TOP HOSPITALS ARE MORE EFFICIENT. HEART PATIENTS IN THE BEST HOSPITALS COST $1,300 LESS PER STAY AND GO HOME A HALF DAY SOONER. BEST HOSPITALS PROVIDE: ASPIRIN ON ARRIVAL to stop further damage to the heart. BETA-BLOCKER AT DISCHARGE allows heart to pump blood easier. Rx FOR ASPIRIN & MEDICATION to reduce likelihood of recurring heart attacks. MEDICATION & PROCEDURES to dissolve clots. ACE INHIBITOR to reduce stress on heart. WHAT CAN YOU D02 Get Preventive Screenings Compare Your Care With the healthcare law, many health If you have chest pain, always go to the insurance plans including Medicare and nearest hospital. If you can plan ahead, Medicaid now cover -at little or no cost - compare your care. Visit Medicare's Quality preventive screenings such as high Care Finder and click on Hospital Compare to cholesterol, diabetes, high blood pressure, and find and compare the quality of heart care at abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA). your local hospitals.. For more information visit • USA SERVICES . HUMAN, http://www.medicare.gov/qualitycarefinder http://www.hhs.gov DEPAR Sources Joint Commission 2011 report: http://www.jointcommission.org/2011 annual_report/ | HealthGrades 2011 Report: http://www.healthgrades.com/business/news/ratings/ Data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services | HIT Community https://www.thehitcommunity.org/2012/01/a-million-hearts-of-meaningful-use/| Thomson Reuters Announces Top U.S. Hospitals for Heart Care, 2010