FACT SHEET CMS Updates the National Hospital Quality Measure Acute Myocardial Infarction Set for Discharges as of April 1, 2009
Guidance for retiring measure AMI-6, known as, “Acute myocardial infarction patients without beta-blocker contraindications who received a beta-blocker within 24 hours after hospital arrival.”
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Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Issue Date: December 31, 2008
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