Five Barnabas Health medical centers today were named among only
12 New Jersey hospitals and only 405 hospitals throughout the United States, among 3,099 considered, as ‘Top Performers on Key Quality Measures’ by the prestigious Joint Commission. The organization is the leading accreditor of health care organizations in America.
The medical centers – Clara Maass Medical Center in Belleville, Community Medical Center in Toms River, Monmouth Medical Center in Long Branch, Newark Beth Israel Medical Center in Newark, and Saint Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston – were recognized by The Joint Commission based on data reported about evidence-based clinical processes that are shown to improve care for certain conditions, including heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia, surgical care and children’s asthma.
All 405 hospitals earned the distinction of Top Performer on Key Quality Measures for attaining and sustaining excellence in accountability measure performance. Inclusion on the list is based on an aggregation of accountability measure data reported to The Joint Commission during 2010.
To be recognized as a Top Performer on Key Quality Measures an organization must meet two 95 percent performance thresholds. First they must achieve a composite performance of 95 percent or above after the results of all the accountability measures for which they report data to the Joint Commission were factored into a single score, including measures that had less than 30 eligible cases or patients. Second, they must meet or exceed a 95 percent performance target for every single accountability measure for which they report data, excluding any measures with less than 30 eligible cases or patients.
“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, such as the five in the Barnabas Health system, that have achieved excellence on a number of vital measures of quality care,” says Mark R. Chassin, M.D., FACP, M.P.P., M.P.H., president, The Joint Commission.
“We are extremely proud to be named to the list of The Joint Commission’s Top Performers on Key Quality Measures,” said Ronald J. Del Mauro, Chief Executive Officer, Barnabas Health. “Our medical centers are committed to providing high quality health care that results in positive patient outcomes through evidence-based care processes.”
These five Barnabas Health medical centers will be recognized on The Joint Commission’s Quality Check website (www.qualitycheck.org.).
Date: September 14, 2011
Contact: Ellen Greene
973-322-4018
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