An enhancement to the Thomson Medstat Core Measures software allows hospitals to transfer patient data for acute myocardial infarction and heart failure directly into the Get With The Guidelines (GWTG) patient management tool.
This enhancement, offered in Medstat Core Measures version 6.4, which was released in December 2006, eliminates the need for duplicative entry of data already collected for joint commission (JCAHO) measure sets.
GWTG helps hospitals close the gap between recommended treatment and actual treatment of patients with coronary heart disease, stroke, and heart failure. The program emphasizes protocols created to ensure cardiovascular patients are cared for according to nationally accepted standards and the latest evidence-based guidelines and recommendations.
We are pleased to offer Thomson Medstat hospital customers this new enhancement that can positively impact the capabilities to provide better quality of care to heart patients, said Dr Gregg Fonarow, American Heart Association volunteer chairman for the national GWTG steering committee. The direct upload capabilities offered in version 6.4 not only resolve data entry duplication, but also provide for better data integrity.
