Table 4.

Comparison of prior acute myocardial infarction quality of care studies with findings from the Strong Heart Study

	Admission or In-patient therapy (%)				Discharge Therapy (%)
	ASA	β-Block	Reper-fusion	ACE-I	ASA	β-Block	ACE-I	Smoking Cessation
CMS, (national)⁶ 1998–99	83	68	61^*	NA	83	71	71	37
CMS, (4-states)⁶ 1998–99	84	68	65^*	NA	85	72	72	36
CMS, (national)^† 2004	88	82	42^‡	NA	91	89	68	68
CMS, 4-statest 2004	89	83	43^‡	NA	91	89	69	73
NRMI^§, 2006²²	90	82	73^∥	NA	94	92	74	NA
Hosp. Compare^¶ 2005–6, (national)	90	81	51^‡	NA	85	82	78	72
Hosp. Compare^¶ 2005–6, 4-states	90	82	53^‡	NA	85	83	79	75
Alberta, Canada²³ 2001–2	86	87	75	64	86	87	87	13
Strong Heart Study	94	100	92^*	38	91	87	65	71

Procedure provided within 24 hours of admission.

^†

CMS, personal communication.

^‡

PCI within 90 minutes, a new standard.

^§

NMRI (National Registry of Myocardial Infarction), data presented are for ST segment elevation myocardial infarction.

^∥

Procedures provided at any time during hospitalization.

^¶