Fairfax, VA – November 24, 2015 – Inova Fair Oaks Hospital announced today that it has been recognized as a 2014 Top Performer on Key Quality Measures® by The Joint Commission, the leading accreditor of health care organizations in the United States.
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital was recognized as part of The Joint Commission’s 2015 annual report “America’s Hospitals: Improving Quality and Safety,” for attaining and sustaining excellence in accountability measure performance for Heart Attack, Heart Failure, Pneumonia, Surgical Care, Stroke and Perinatal Care. Inova Fair Oaks Hospital is one of only 1,043 hospitals, out of more than 3,300 eligible hospitals in the United States, to achieve the 2014 Top Performer distinction.
The Top Performer program recognizes hospitals for improving performance on evidence-based interventions that increase the chances of healthy outcomes for patients with certain conditions. The performance measures included in the recognition program including heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia, surgical care, children’s asthma, inpatient psychiatric services, stroke, venous thromboembolism, perinatal care, immunization, tobacco treatment and substance use.
To be a 2014 Top Performer, hospitals had to meet three performance criteria based on 2014 accountability measure data, including:
“Delivering the right treatment in the right way at the right time is a cornerstone of high-quality health care. I commend the efforts of Inova Fair Oaks Hospital for their excellent performance on the use of evidence-based interventions,” said Mark R. Chassin, MD, FACP, MPP, MPH, president and CEO, The Joint Commission.
“We understand that quality, safety and reliability matter most to our patients. That is why we make it a top priority to improve positive patient outcomes through evidence-based care processes,” said John L. Fitzgerald, CEO, Inova Fair Oaks Hospital. “Inova Fair Oaks Hospital team is proud to be named a Top Performer as we recognize the knowledge, teamwork and dedication of our entire hospital staff.”
For more information about the Top Performer program, visit www.jointcommission.org/accreditation/top_performers.aspx.
Media Contact: Denielle Nall, denielle.nall@inova.org
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