Redmond Regional places on GHA Quality Honor Roll

Media release: Redmond Regional Medical Center in Rome has been named to the Georgia Hospital Association's (GHA) Partnership for Health and Accountability (PHA) Core Measures Honor Roll. Redmond is one of 27 hospitals in Georgia to be placed in the Trustee category, representing the top 15% of Georgia hospitals.  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 October 2011 to September 2012.

 

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.

 

"We are pleased to recognize Redmond Regional Medical Center's commitment to patient safety," said Joseph Parker, president of GHA.  "Compliance with these important core measures ensures that every patient receives the best, most effective health care possible."

 

"We constantly strive to maintain the highest standard of patient care," said John Quinlivan, FACHE, CEO of Redmond Regional Medical Center.  "This honor validates that and is a tribute to the dedication of the staff members who ensure that great patient care is made even better."