
Quality Measures
Part of our continuing efforts at improving quality is participation
in a national initiative for public reporting of quality measures promoted
by organizations including the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
and the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of HealthCare Organizations
(Joint Commission).
Quality Measures, also called Core Measures, refer to specific sets of
guidelines in the treatment of four of the most common and costly conditions:
Acute Myocardial Infarction (Heart Attack), Heart Failure, Pneumonia and
Surgical Infection. These quality measures are important because research
has shown that following these guidelines leads to significantly better
outcomes.
Quality measures indicate how well a hospital is doing in following specific
guidelines as a percentage of applicable cases and provides a comparison to the
national average. It is important to remember that interpreting these results
may be difficult since there are times when it may be best for a patient that a
guideline is not specifically followed.
Use the Featured Links section to the left to view
Our Lady of the Lake's Quality Measures
Healthcare is one of the most important services you
will choose for yourself and your family. Good information helps you make
informed decisions about your healthcare. In this section we report accurate and
honest information about the quality of the care we provide at Our Lady of
the Lake.
This information provides clear, objective data for you to compare quality measures at
Our Lady of the Lake to the Joint Commission standards. By providing you with
this information, we hope to help you make informed decisions about you and
your family’s healthcare.
The Joint Commission evaluates and accredits more than 15,000
healthcare organizations and programs in the United States. An independent,
not-for-profit organization, the Joint Commission is the nation's predominant
standards-setting and accrediting body in healthcare. Joint Commission accreditation is
recognized nationwide as a symbol of quality that reflects an organization's
commitment to meeting certain performance standards. To earn and maintain the
the Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval™, an organization must undergo an
on-site survey by a Joint Commission survey team at least every three
years.
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