Montana Code 50-17-202. Reporting and review of acute heart attack data
50-17-202. Reporting and review of acute heart attack data. To improve the response to and treatment of acute heart attacks, the department shall:
Terms Used In Montana Code 50-17-202
- Acute heart attack: means a heart attack that involves a prolonged period of blocked blood supply, affects a large area of the heart, and is measured by an elevation of the ST segment of an electrocardiogram. See Montana Code 50-17-102
- Department: means the department of public health and human services provided for in 2-15-2201. See Montana Code 50-17-102
- Emergency medical service: has the meaning provided in 50-6-302. See Montana Code 50-17-102
- Hospital: has the meaning provided in 50-5-101 and includes a rural emergency hospital as defined in 50-5-101. See Montana Code 50-17-102
(1)require receiving hospitals to report to the national data platform information consistent with nationally recognized guidelines on the treatment of individuals with confirmed acute heart attacks;
(2)encourage hospitals, critical access hospitals, and emergency medical service providers that refer patients suffering acute heart attacks to a receiving hospital to participate in the national data platform;
(3)encourage health care professionals who provide care to patients with acute heart attacks to share data and discuss ways to improve the quality of care for the patients;
(4)encourage the use of evidence-based treatment guidelines for helping patients obtain ongoing community-based followup care in outpatient settings after discharge from a hospital; and
(5)work with hospitals, critical access hospitals, and emergency medical service providers to develop recommendations for improving the delivery of care to patients suffering acute heart attacks.