Keeping Patients Safe
Over the past decade, patient safety has become a topic of national concern. During this period, the health care industry has learned about improving patient safety from scientific study and from studying other industries, including the aviation industry. Adventist Medical Center physicians, nurses, and staff make consistent strides to identify and address the various threats to safety in a medical center setting. The staff and employees are focused on making our patients' medical center experiences free from harm.
Adventist Medical Center utilizes several national benchmarking studies to ensure continued quality patient care. Results and outcomes are measured through:
Leapfrog
Leapfrog aims to provide consumers and purchasers of health care, such as employers, with information they need to make informed health care choices by getting information from hospitals quality and safety practices.
National Quality Forum (NQF)
The National Quality Forum is a not-for-profit organization created to develop and implement a national strategy for health care quality measurement and reporting. The National Quality Forum makes recommendations for improving health care quality by promoting practices to reduce the risk of harm to patients.
Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ)
The Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality mission is to improve the quality, safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of health care for all Americans.
Hospital Quality Incentive Demonstration (HQID)
The Hospital Quality Incentive Demonstration was launched in October 2003 by the Premier Health Care Alliance and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), the Hospital Quality Incentive Demonstration (HQID) project involves more than 250 hospitals across the nation.
