The organizations are recognized for attaining and sustaining excellence in accountability measure performance for the full previous year (2010) in The Joint Commission’s 2011 annual report on quality and safety, “Improving America’s Hospitals” (pdf).
The 405 recognized hospitals (pdf), which represent approximately 14 percent of Joint Commission-accredited hospitals and critical access hospitals that report core measure performance data, were recognized based on their performance relating to 22 accountability measures for heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia, surgical care and children’s asthma care.
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“Today, the public expects transparency in the reporting of performance at the hospitals where they receive care, and The Joint Commission is shining a light on the top performing hospitals that have achieved excellence on a number of vital measures of quality of care,” said Mark R. Chassin, MD, FACP, MPP, MPH, president of The Joint Commission, in the release. “Hospitals that commit themselves to accreditation-related quality improvement efforts such as the use of evidence-based treatments create better outcomes for patients and, ultimately, a healthier nation.”
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