Healthcare leaders need to be prepared for handling environmental disasters, and The Joint Commission strongly believes that sharing best practices and lessons learned supports planning processes, says Elizabeth Mort, MD, MPH, vice president and chief medical officer for The Joint Commission, in a Q&A interview with RamaOnHealthcare.
Dr. Mort shared key messages from The Joint Commission’s Sentinel Event Alert on “Environmental disasters: Preparing to safely evacuate or shelter in place.” The Alert was developed in response to an increase in devastating climate events and alarming data that indicates such events will continue to occur more frequently and elevate more quickly. The Alert provides background on the issue and a framework to assist healthcare leaders in successfully managing climate events.
In 2024 many accredited healthcare organizations assisted The Joint Commission in further strengthening performance measurement and quality improvement. We would like to thank these organizations for their support and participation and highlight their contributions.
- Mount Sinai Health System, New York City, New York, presented its accomplishment in implementing a robust equity dashboard during a May 15, 2024, webinar, “Clinical Transformation: Equitable Reduction of Cesarean Birth Rates.”
The following organizations pilot tested a new measure, Timely Treatment of Hypertension.
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center – Los Angeles, California
- Centerpoint Medical Center – Independence, Missouri
- Community Medical Center – Billings, Montana
- Ascension All Saints Hospital – Racine, Wisconsin
- Edward-Elmhurst Health Northshore – Naperville, Illinois
- Doylestown Hospital – Doylestown, Pennsylvania
- Ascension Columbia St. Mary’s Milwaukee – Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- Ascension Columbia St. Mary’s Ozaukee – Mequon, Wisconsin
- Ascension St. Elizabeth – Appleton, Wisconsin
- Ascension Elmbrook – Brookfield, Wisconsin
- Ascension St. Joseph – Milwaukee, Wisconsin
The following organizations shared data and insights that assisted in understanding differences between chart-abstracted measure (CAM) and electronic clinical quality measure (eCQM) performance rates and helped determine how to improve the Unexpected Complications in Term Newborns (PC-06) measure.
- Defense Health Agency (DHA) – Falls Church, Virginia
- Martin Army Community Hospital
- Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital
- 99th Medical Group
- Bayhealth Hospital Sussex Campus – Milford, Delaware
The following organizations participated in early access and testing of the calendar year (CY) 2024 Direct Data Submission Platform (DDSP) eCQM module prior to its launch.
- Nebraska Medical Center – Omaha, Nebraska
- DLP Harris Regional Hospital, LLC – Sylva, North Carolina
- Truman Medical Center, Inc. – Kansas City, Missouri
- Southwestern Vermont Medical Center – Bennington, Vermont
- South County Healthcare System – Wakefield, Rhode Island
- John Dempsey Hospital – Farmington, Connecticut
- Flushing Hospital Medical Center – Flushing, New York
- SHC Owner, LLC – Dorado, Puerto Rico
- Knox Community Hospital – Mount Vernon, Ohio
- Henry County Medical Center – Paris, Tennessee
- Russell Medical Center – Alexander City, Alabama
- Pella Regional Health Center – Pella, Iowa
- Comanche County Hospital Authority – Lawton, Oklahoma
- Valley View Hospital Association – Glenwood Springs, Colorado