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Test your understanding of the quality of hospital care in Connecticut
August 2005

1. On how many of the 15 Hospital Compare quality measures for which there is Connecticut hospital data did Connecticut hospitals together out-perform the US average?

a) All 15
b) 10 of them
c) 4 of them
d) None of them

2. For which quality indicators in HHS' Hospital Compare is there no data on Connecticut hospitals?

a) None, Connecticut hospitals report on every quality indicator
b) % of heart attack patients given PTCA, a drug that can significantly improve chances of surviving the attack, within 90 minutes of arrival
c) % of heart attack patients given thrombolytic agent, a drug that dissolves blood clots and improve blood flow, within 30 minutes of arrival
d) Both administration of PTCA and thrombolytic agent for heart attacks

3. On which indicator did every Connecticut hospital score a 100% perfect score?

a) Percent of heart failure patients given discharge instructions
b) Percent of pneumonia patients given adult smoking cessation advice/counseling
c) Percent of pneumonia patients given oxygenation assessment
d) None

4. Which Connecticut hospital had the most 100% perfect scores?

a) John Dempsey Hospital
b) William W Backus Hospital
c) Hartford Hospital
d) Yale-New Haven Hospital

5. How many of Connecticut's 30 acute care hospitals with emergency departments had no perfect scores (beyond the one they all share)?

a) 2
b) 10
c) 18
d) 25

Source: Source: Hospital Compare, HHS

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