Joint Commission - Key Quality Measures BY JANE LUDWIG
In 1951, The Joint Commission was founded. The Joint Commission is the nation’s oldest and largest standards-setting and accrediting (certification) body in health care. The Joint Commission evaluates and inspires health care organizations to excel in providing safe, efficient, and effective care of the highest quality. The Joint Commission evaluates and accredits more than 18,000 health care programs in the United States. To be awarded this status, the William S. Middleton Veterans Memorial Hospital achieved and sustained a rate of at least 95% for a minimum of 12 months in 2010 on all four accountability measures, (heart attacks, heart failure, pneumonia, and surgical care). We are one of twenty Veteran’s hospitals to achieve this distinction. To attain this goal, it took the knowledge, dedication, teamwork, and collaboration of the entire hospital staff. |