IHA: Illinois Hospital Association

The Illinois Hospital Association (IHA) is a state organization that advocates for and supports hospitals and health systems as they serve their patients and communities. Consumers can access information on quality and safety data, nurse staffing, patient satisfaction and costs of services in hospitals and surgery centers by visiting their website, www.illinoishospitals.org/iha/home.

“As the statewide association for more than 200 hospitals and health systems across Illinois, the Illinois Hospital Association advocates on critical health care issues in the General Assembly, the U.S. Congress, and key state and federal agencies. IHA works to continue raising awareness of elected officials and policymakers about the key role that hospitals play as partners with government in supporting and strengthening our health care delivery system. We welcome the opportunity to raise issues of serious concern for the hospital community - whether it's about implementing health care reform, protecting the resources needed to ensure access to quality care for all Illinoisans or ensuring the future sustainability of the health care system.”

Source: www.ihatoday.org/about-iha.aspx

Below is a list of all IHA measures:

Cardiovascular & Thoracic Care

• Heart attack bundle
• Heart failure bundle

General Surgery

• Inpatient surgical care: appropriate antibiotic before colon/large intestine surgery
• Inpatient surgical care: timely antibiotic before colon/large intestine surgery
• Inpatient surgical care: antibiotic stopped timely after colon/large intestine surgery
• Inpatient surgical care: appropriate antibiotic before hysterectomy surgery
• Inpatient surgical care: timely antibiotic before hysterectomy surgery
• Inpatient surgical care: antibiotic stopped timely after hysterectomy surgery
• Inpatient surgical care bundle

Heart Surgery

• Inpatient surgical care: appropriate antibiotic before heart bypass (CABG) surgery (IHA)
• Inpatient surgical care: timely antibiotic before heart bypass (CABG) surgery (IHA)
• Inpatient surgical care: antibiotic stopped timely after heart bypass (CABG) surgery (IHA)

Heart Valve Surgery

• Inpatient surgical care: appropriate antibiotic before heart valve surgery
• Inpatient surgical care: timely antibiotic before heart valve surgery
• Inpatient surgical care: antibiotic stopped timely after heart valve surgery

Medical Care

• Pneumonia bundle

Orthopaedics

• Inpatient surgical care: appropriate antibiotic before hip replacement surgery
• Inpatient surgical care: timely antibiotic before hip replacement surgery
• Inpatient surgical care: antibiotic stopped timely after hip replacement surgery
• Inpatient surgical care: appropriate antibiotic before knee replacement surgery
• Inpatient surgical care: timely antibiotic before knee replacement surgery
• Inpatient surgical care: antibiotic stopped timely after knee replacement surgery

Staffing

Behavioral Health

• Total nursing hours per patient day (Behavioral Health)
• RN nursing hours per patient day (Behavioral Health)
• Hospital employed RN nursing hours per patient day (Behavioral Health)
• Contractual RN nursing hours per patient day (Behavioral Health)
• RN turnover rate (Behavioral Health)
• Nursing vacancy (Behavioral Health)

Nursing Vacancy

• Nursing vacancy (Critical Care)
• Nursing vacancy (Medical-Surgical)
• Nursing vacancy (Mother-Baby)

Vascular (Arteries & Veins) Surgery

• Inpatient surgical care: appropriate antibiotic before blood vessel surgery
• Inpatient surgical care: timely antibiotic before blood vessel surgery
• Inpatient surgical care: antibiotic stopped timely after blood vessel surgery