Quality Reports® provide an overview of the performance of a Joint Commission accredited or certified health care organization based on its demonstration of compliance with The Joint Commission’s requirements. In addition to receiving The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval, many organizations earn special quality awards. These awards recognize achievement by a health care organization or program that goes above and beyond accreditation or certification. The awards must be national in scope, relate to the delivery of high quality health care, and be awarded by an organization that is an established and credible advocate for improvements in health care. The Joint Commission recognizes the following awards:
American College of Surgeons Bariatric Surgery Center Network Accreditation Program
Recognizes bariatric centers which implement and maintain certain physical resources, human resources, standards of practice, and documentation of outcomes of care.
American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program
(ACS NSQIP)
Recognizes hospitals involved in six key components relating to improving the quality of surgical care, including: data collection, data monitoring and validation, report generation, data analysis, focus on systems, and feedback.
American Health Care Association (AHCA)/National Center for Assisted Living (NCAL) Quality Award
Recognizes member organizations that demonstrate commitment to continuous quality improvement.
American Hospital Association-McKesson Quest for Quality Prize
Honors leadership and innovation in quality, safety, and commitment to patient care by hospitals or multi-hospital health systems.
American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) Bariatric Surgery Centers of Excellence®
Endorsed by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and health insurers, identifies facilities and surgeons that have a comprehensive program and meet established program requirements for providing safe bariatric surgical care.
Cheers Award
Presented by The Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP), the award recognizes individuals, health care organizations, regulatory agencies, professional organizations, researchers, pharmaceutical and other health care related businesses that have set a superlative standard of excellence in the prevention of medication errors.
Department of Veterans Affairs National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (VA NSQIP)
Recognizes VA hospitals that are involved in six key components relating to improving the quality of surgical care: data collection, data monitoring and validation, report generation, data analysis, focus on systems, and feedback.
Ernest Amory Codman Award
Presented by The Joint Commission to recognize achievement by organizations and individuals in the use of process and outcomes measures to improve organization performance and quality of care.
Franklin Award of Distinction
Presented by The American Case Management Association (ACMA) and The Joint Commission to honor a case management system that demonstrates excellence in building collaboration among the hospital staff to focus on case management and performance measurement results having a positive effect on patient care.
Get With The Guidelines
A program sponsored by the American Heart Association and the American Stroke Association to recognize coronary artery disease, stroke and heart failure programs that meet a pre-determined percentage of core measures.
John M. Eisenberg Award for Patient Safety and Quality
Presented by the National Quality Forum (NQF) and The Joint Commission to recognize major achievements of individuals and organizations in improving patient safety and quality. Organization awards are presented in the categories of system innovation (local and national) or research.
American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) Magnet Award
Recognizes health care organizations that exhibit excellence in nursing services to patients and establish an environment that supports professional nursing practice. The program also provides a vehicle for disseminating successful nursing practices and strategies.
Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award
Established by Congress to promote quality awareness, recognizes quality and business achievements of U.S. organizations, and to publicize the award winners' successful performance strategies. Awards are given in manufacturing, service, small business, education, and health care.
Medal of Honor for Organ Donation
Given by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to recognize organizations that have raised their organ donation rates to 75 percent or higher of eligible donors for the past 12 months.
Mental Health Risk Retention Group, Inc., (MHRRG) Negley Awards for Excellence in Risk Management
Recognizes outstanding achievements in risk management by community mental health centers.
National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare and Association of Behavioral Healthcare Management (NCCBH) Awards of Excellence Program
- Public Policy Award: Recognizes significant contributions that advance opportunities for access to behavioral healthcare by populations least able to access or pay for such care.
- Community Crisis Response Award: Presented to an individual or organization that has made a significant contribution to meeting community needs in a time of community crisis or disaster.
- Community Provider Award: Recognizes organizations that are meeting the behavioral healthcare needs of as many members of vulnerable populations as possible.
Nursing Homes/Long Term Care Management magazine OPTIMA Award
Recognizes innovative and outcome-oriented teamwork that improves the care and quality of life of the residents in long term care facilities.
Patient-Centered Designation Program
Presented by Planetree ― a nonprofit organization that promotes the development and implementation of innovative models of health care ― to recognize hospitals that have successfully implemented a comprehensive approach to patient-centered care.
Special quality awards are listed on an organization’s Quality Report that can be accessed at http://www.qualitycheck.org/.
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