The Joint Commission awards first Disease-Specific Care Advanced Certification Program in Heart Failure
Accreditation Connection, October 5, 2009
Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, Illinois has become the first organization in the country to be certified according to the new Advanced Certification Program in Heart Failure, according to an official statement released on the Joint Commission's Web site.
Developed by the Joint Commission, in collaboration with the American Heart Association, the certificate will recognize those hospitals making efforts to foster better quality of care and outcomes for heart failure patients.
In order to qualify for the certification program, organizations must meet the following criteria:
- Meet the standards and performance measurement requirements under the Joint Commission's Disease-Specific Care Certification program.
- Achieve and sustain for 90 days or more at least 85 percent compliance with the five achievement measure of Get With The GuidelinesSM - Heart Failure, the American Heart Association's hospital-based quality improvement program designed to close the treatment gap in cardiovascular disease.
- Collect data on Joint Commission's core measures for heart failure and use this data in ongoing performance improvement activities.
To read more on the award and criteria, click here.
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