Description: "Blood clots can cause heart attacks. Certain patients having a heart attack should get a "clot busting" drug to help break up the blood clots and improve blood flow to the heart. Standards for care say that a clot busting drug should be given within 30 minutes of arrival at the hospital. This measure tells the percent of patients who got a clot busting drug within 30 minutes of arrival."

Provided by the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services