Quality Measures
Steve Baumert
President & CEO
Jennie Edmundson Hospital
Scientific studies have shown that patients with certain medical and surgical conditions benefit from specific tests, treatments and medications, many of which need to be delivered in a timely way to get optimal benefit.
At Jennie Edmundson Hospital, we work together as a team to review recommended guidelines and standardize their best practices to ensure that all patients in the system get the care that has been shown to be of benefit as soon as possible.
We are pleased to share our scores on these
nationally-measured benchmarks:
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| Procedure/Service | Interactive Chart | |
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| Heart Attack |  |
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| Heart Failure | |
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| Pneumonia | |
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| Surgery | |
| Procedure/Service | Interactive Chart | |
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| Antibiotics received one hour prior to surgery | |
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| Antibiotic selection appropriate for surgical cases | |
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| Antibiotics discontinued 24 hours after surgery | |
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| Blood sugar kept under control after surgery | |
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| Safe hair removal (electric clippers or removal creams) | |
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| Treatment ordered to prevent lood clots after surgery | |
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| Treatment delivered to prevent blood clots after surgery | |
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| Health Care-associated infections | |
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| Nursing-sensitive indicators | |
| Safety Goals | ||
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| Improve the accuracy of patient identification. |  |
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| Improve the effectiveness of communication among caregivers. | |
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| Improve the safety of using medications. | |
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| Reduce the risk of health care-associated infections. | |
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| Accurately and completely reconcile medications across the continuum of care. | |
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| Reduce the risk of patient harm resulting from falls. | |
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| Encourage patients' active involvement in their own care as a patient safety strategy. | |
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| The organization identifies safety risks inherent in its patient population. | |
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| Universal Protocol | |
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| Patient Experience - Adult Inpatient | |
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Data Last Updated: December 9, 2009
Source: www.hospitalcompare.hhs.gov
View the reports on the following sites:
Joint Commission
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Hospital Compare
Data Last Updated: December 10, 2008
Source: www.hospitalcompare.hhs.gov