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Stephens Memorial Hospital Recognized with Quality Improvement Award
Stephens Memorial Hospital has received the Texas Health Care Quality Improvement Award of Excellence, the top quality improvement award from TMF Health Quality Institute, Texas’ Medicare Quality Improvement Organization. The award recognizes Stephens Memorial Hospital’s efforts to improve outcomes on select national quality measures. Out of more than 390 eligible Texas hospitals, 63 have met the criteria and have been presented with the Texas Health Care Quality Improvement Award of Excellence and 25 were presented with the Quality Improvement Achievement Award. Hospitals receiving these awards will be recognized at a special ceremony in Austin on June 28.
The Texas Health Care Quality Improvement Award honors Texas hospitals that are improving quality initiatives aimed at improving outcomes in patient care by recognizing those hospitals that have improved their initial baseline performance on specific national quality measures.
The award acknowledges hospitals for improving care related to acute myocardial infarction (heart attack), heart failure, and pneumonia. These clinical areas have been designated as national health care priorities by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Joint Commission, the nation’s predominant independent, non-profit, standards-setting and accrediting body in health care. The award recognizes hospitals that are active in quality improvement and have made the required improvement on a composite scoring system, called the appropriate care measure (ACM). The ACM consists of ten measures: five acute myocardial infarction (heart attack), two heart failure, and three pneumonia measures.
To earn the Award of Excellence, a hospital had to achieve or maintain performance between 90 and 100 percent on the appropriate care measure.
“It is gratifying to be recognized for our efforts to improve patient care,” said Robbie Dewberry, CEO of Stephens Memorial Hospital. “Working with our medical staff, we used nationally recognized standards to assure that consistent medical care for all patients was carried out,” Dewberry added. “Our combined efforts produced successful outcomes in treatment of heart attack, heart failure and pneumonia patients.”
‘With this significant achievement, it is clear these hospitals are focused on providing the highest quality care to their patients. They recognize quality improvement is not about data, but about people,” said Tom Manley, CEO of
TMF Health Quality Institute. “These hospitals demonstrate they are dedicated to ensuring all patients receive the right care at the right time, every time.”
“I congratulate all of the team members whose hard worked helped Stephens Memorial Hospital achieve this outstanding level of quality performance,” said Dewberry. “Patients are the real winners in the process. Our Medical staff and patient care team are vigilant to ensure that these known quality improvement activities are followed consistently, and the result is improved outcomes for
patients and avoidance of unnecessary deaths,” Dewberry added.
TMF Health Quality Institute, the Medicare Quality Improvement Organization for
Texas, established the award program in partnership with Texas Hospital
Association, Texas Medical Association, Texas Organization of Rural &
Community Hospitals and Texas Osteopathic Medical Association.
For more information, contact Robbie Dewberry at 254-559-2241.
