domingo, 17 de abril de 2011

AHRQ Innovations Exchange | Formal Processes Ensure System-Wide Focus on Heart Attack, Heart Failure, Pneumonia, and Surgical Care, Improving Performance on Core Measures

Formal Processes Ensure System-Wide Focus on Heart Attack, Heart Failure, Pneumonia, and Surgical Care, Improving Performance on Core Measures


Summary
Memorial Healthcare System implemented formal processes to ensure that performance on quality measures developed by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (also known as "core measures") remains a consistent focus throughout the organization. The system’s hospitals identify and track all patients who meet core measure inclusion criteria, monitor gaps in care, investigate care variances, and share data and best practices. The program significantly improved performance on the core measures in all four clinical areas (heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia, and surgical care), putting Memorial in the top 5 percent of hospitals across the State and nation.

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AHRQ Innovations Exchange | Formal Processes Ensure System-Wide Focus on Heart Attack, Heart Failure, Pneumonia, and Surgical Care, Improving Performance on Core Measures

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