This week, a healthsprocket list was posted that displayed how hospitals improve based on eight different heart care measures. The list was derived from the Becker's Hospital Review website and was shown online this month.

Heart care quality in hospitals accredited by The Joint Commission continues to improve over time. According to America's Hospitals: Improving Quality and Safety: The Joint Commission's 2014 Annual Report. Heart attack care composite measure of the hospitals reviewed improved by about 1.3% from the period of 2009-2013. The improvement percentage was calculated by taking the number of times the measure was met by the hospital and dividing it by the number of opportunities the hospital had to meet the measure. The eight additional heart attack or heart failure measures upon which hospitals have improved over that time period.