Centennial Medical Center Earns Top Performer on Key Quality Measures Recognition

FRISCO, Texas - Nov. 6, 2013 - PRLog -- FRISCO, Texas – Centennial Medical Center (http://www.centennialmedcenter.com), based in Frisco, was named a “Top Performer on Key Quality Measures®”by The Joint Commission, the leading accreditor of health care organizations in America, for the second year in a row.  The hospital was recognized for exemplary performance in using evidence-based clinical processes that are shown to improve care for certain conditions, including heart attack, pneumonia, surgery, children’s asthma, stroke and venous thromboembolism, as well as inpatient psychiatric services. New this year is a category for immunization for pneumonia and influenza.

“At Centennial, we understand that what matters most to patients is safe, effective care,” said Joe Thomason, Centennial’s chief executive officer. “That’s why we’ve made a commitment to accreditation and positive patient outcomes through evidence-based care processes, and we are exceedingly proud to be recognized as a ‘Top Performer’ for our second consecutive year.”

The “Top Performer” label distinguishes Centennial as one of 1,099 hospitals in the United States to attain and sustain excellence in accountability measure performance. Centennial was recognized for its achievement on the following measure sets: heart attack, pneumonia and surgical care. Ratings are based on an aggregation of accountability measure data reported to The Joint Commission during the 2012 calendar year. The list of “Top Performer” organizations increased by 77 percent from last year and it represents 33 percent of all Joint Commission-accredited hospitals reporting accountability measure performance data for 2012.

“Centennial and other ‘Top Performer’hospitals have demonstrated an exceptional commitment to quality improvement, and they should be proud of their achievement,” says Mark R. Chassin, M.D., FACP, M.P.P., M.P.H., president and chief executive officer of The Joint Commission. “We have much to celebrate this year. Nearly half of our accredited hospitals have attained or nearly attained the ‘Top Performer’distinction. This truly shows that we are approaching a tipping point in hospital quality performance that will directly contribute to better health outcomes for patients.”

Centennial and each of the hospitals that were named as a “Top Performer on Key Quality Measures” must: 1) achieve cumulative performance of 95 percent or above across all reported accountability measures; 2) achieve performance of 95 percent or above on each and every reported accountability measure where there are at least 30 denominator cases; and 3) have at least one core measure set that has a composite rate of 95 percent or above, and within that measure set all applicable individual accountability measures have a performance rate of 95 percent or above. A 95 percent score means a hospital provided an evidence-based practice 95 times out of 100 opportunities. Each accountability measure represents an evidence-based practice. Examples of these practices include giving aspirin at arrival for heart attack patients, giving antibiotics one hour before surgery, or providing a home management plan of care for children with asthma.

About Centennial Medical Center
We care completely at Centennial Medical Center (http://www.centennialmedcenter.com/), where your family’s total well being is our reason for being.  Located off Highway 121 and Coit Road, Centennial offers an array of services (http://www.centennialmedcenter.com/en-us/ourServices/medi...) ranging from maternity, radiology and pediatrics to sophisticated services such as neurosurgery, open heart surgery and the latest procedures in joint replacement. We also have a 12-bed critical care unit to care for the most critical patients. Our emergency department (http://www.centennialmedcenter.com/en-us/ourservices/medi...) is staffed with board-certified ER physicians and fully accredited by The Society of Cardiovascular Patient Care.

Centennial has all-inclusive maternity services that include a variety of classes, tours and support to help you prepare for what to expect when you’re expecting. We have private LDR suites, mom/baby rooming, care packages, as well as a Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit to ensure the best possible care in any circumstance.

Absolute care from absolute caregivers. It’s why Centennial takes tremendous pride in delivering the utmost compassion and care to all who enter our doors. Visit Centennial at www.centennialmedcenter.com or on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/CentennialMedCenter) and Twitter (https://twitter.com/CenMedFrisco).