Atlanta Medical Center Places on Quality Honor Roll
Level 1 Trauma Center is one of 15 hospitals placed in the Chairman’s category
Atlanta Medical Center in Atlanta has been named to the Georgia Hospital Association’s (GHA) Partnership for Health and Accountability (PHA) Core Measures Honor Roll. Atlanta Medical Center is one of 15 hospitals in Georgia to be placed in the Chairman’s category, the highest on the list. The honor roll is based on clinical data provided by the federal Centers for Medicaid & Medicare Services (CMS), which administers the nation’s Medicare and Medicaid programs. The data was collected from July 2010 to June 2011.
“This is a great accomplishment for Atlanta Medical Center,” said Joseph Parker, president of GHA. “This recognition further underscores the commitment of the Atlanta Medical Center staff to ensuring that every patient receives the best, most effective health care possible.”
Hospitals are required to submit care data to CMS, which details how well a hospital’s caregivers adhere to a list of Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) core measures. These measures are the clinical processes of care that are known to be the most effective methods of treatment for surgical patients and patients who have suffered heart attacks, pneumonia and heart failure.
For instance, a recommended treatment to help prevent a heart attack is to take aspirin either before or upon arrival at the hospital, as well as at discharge. A suggested treatment for pneumonia is to administer an antibiotic within four hours of a patient’s arrival. It is recommended that surgery patients are given an antibiotic one hour prior to surgery to prevent infection. The VBP core measure is a composite measure that determines whether or not a patient received the right care at the right time. A hospital’s adherence to these recommended clinical practices usually leads to better outcomes.
“It is our mission to ensure that each of our patients receives the right care at the right time and this recognition validates this,” said William T. Moore, chief executive officer of Atlanta Medical Center. “This honor is a tribute to the hard work and dedication of our staff who are constantly working to make excellent care even better.”
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About Atlanta Medical Center
Atlanta Medical Center is a 460 bed full-service hospital and a leading provider of advanced medical care to the community and region. Atlanta Medical Center is a Level 1 trauma center and is widely recognized for its women’s services program and for outstanding performance in the treatment of stroke patients. The hospital’s weight-loss program is a designated Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence. To
learn more about Atlanta Medical Center, a facility accredited by The Joint Commission, visit www.atlantamedcenter.com.
About PHA
The Partnership for Health and Accountability, formed in January 2000 and sponsored by the Georgia Hospital Association, is a unique statewide collaborative that brings together health care providers with community agencies and individuals to achieve healthy communities. PHA includes representation from groups like hospitals, physicians, state health officials, legislators and businesses.
Media Contact: Kevin Bloye
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