Joint Commission annual report recognizes 1,224 hospitals for outstanding performance Americas Hospitals: Improving Quality and Safety The Joint Commissions Annual Report 2014Hospitals across the United States continue to improve their rates for complying with evidence-based care processes, according to “America’s Hospitals: Improving Quality and Safety: The Joint Commission’s 2014 Annual Report.” The report, released on November 13, shows that 1,224 of the more than 3,300 Joint Commission accredited hospitals that reported data in 2013 have earned recognition by The Joint Commission’s Top Performer on Key Quality Measures® program. This represents an 11 percent increase from last year. Of all Joint Commission-accredited hospitals reporting accountability measure performance data for 2013, 36.9 percent are Top Performer hospitals, and 718 hospitals missed achieving Top Performer recognition by only a slight margin. “Each year, the quality standards’ bar has been raised and hospitals have responded to the challenge,” says Mark R. Chassin, M.D., FACP, M.P.P., M.P.H., president and CEO, The Joint Commission. “We applaud their commitment to deliver the right treatment, in the right way, at the right time for patients. We also look forward to continuing to work together to accelerate further health care improvement.” The Top Performer hospitals represent rural and urban locations, all U.S. regions, and all sizes and types of hospitals, from small critical access hospitals to large academic medical centers. The release of this report provides the opportunity to gauge progress in health care quality improvement which The Joint Commission has been tracking over the past 12 years. The collective performance of these accredited hospitals on individual accountability measures has steadily improved over the past few years. The data show improved care for pneumonia, children’s asthma, surgical care, heart failure and other common conditions. This demonstrates the nationwide implementation of evidence-based quality improvement processes is working. For quality, safety and patient satisfaction results for specific hospitals, visit qualitycheck.org. For more information, go to The Joint Commission website, send an email to [email protected], or call 630-792-5085.
Posted on: Thu, 20 Nov 2014 17:27:53 +0000
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