PORTLAND, Ore., July 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Tonight, Jon Mitchell, president and CEO of OMPRO, a healthcare quality improvement organization, will present six hospitals with the first annual Oregon Hospital Quality Awards. The presentations will be made at the Oregon Association of Hospitals and Health Systems (OAHHS) annual conference held at Sunriver Resort in Bend, Ore.
The awards, sponsored by OMPRO, OAHHS, and the Office of Rural Health, recognize performance improvement in one of four clinical areas: acute myocardial infarction, surgical-site infection prevention, heart failure, or pneumonia. The awards will be presented to
Adventist Medical Center for its work on acute myocardial infarction Legacy Emanuel Hospital & Health Center for its work on acute myocardial infarction Legacy Good Samaritan Hospital & Medical Center for its work on heart failure Legacy Meridian Park Hospital for its work on heart failure Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center for its work on heart failure Silverton Hospital for its work on surgical-site infection prevention
“It’s my pleasure to shine a spotlight on the quality improvement work of these hospitals,” said Mitchell. “The hospital leadership and quality improvement staff should be congratulated for their commitment to quality.”
Hospitals were required to provide a description of the performance improvement actions implemented and demonstrate their success with data showing improvement.
“Our hope is that these awards will create a forum for sharing quality improvement successes statewide,” said Mitchell.
OMPRO is a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the quality and effectiveness of health care. Since 1984, OMPRO has contracted with Medicare to support effective, evidence-based healthcare for Medicare patients in Oregon. Additionally, OMPRO contracts with state agencies and private organizations to conduct quality assurance and quality improvement healthcare projects. OMPRO’s work spans the continuum of care, reaching all age and economic levels, and all delivery settings. As a healthcare resource, OMPRO provides expertise and experience in all aspects of quality: assurance, improvement, and utilization management. For more information, visit http://www.ompro.org/.
CONTACTS: OMPRO - Beth Heinrich, 503-382-3952 OAHHS - Karen Normandin, 503-636-2204 Adventist Medical Center - Jonathan Shorter, 503-251-6162 Legacy Health System - Maggie Huffman, 503-938-7788 (24-hour pager) Silverton Hospital - Susan Goschie, 503-873-1500 Oregon Hospital Quality Awards 2004
In partnership with the Oregon Association of Hospitals and Health Systems and the Office of Rural Health at Oregon Health & Science University, OMPRO has created the Oregon Hospital Quality Awards. The Oregon Hospital Quality Awards were designed to recognize performance improvement and overall excellence in inpatient care in Oregon hospitals. The first application period for this annual award begins in October 2003.
Purpose of the Awards
The awards were created to recognize individual hospital performance improvement in all Medicare inpatient clinical topics. All Oregon hospitals that meet the criteria and requirements are eligible to apply.
Award Criteria
To be eligible, the hospital must focus on all of the quality measures in at least one of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) clinical topics (acute myocardial infarction, surgical-site infection prevention, heart failure, or pneumonia).
Hospitals must satisfy one of the two criteria for each measure: -- Demonstrate a 10 percentage-point improvement from the baseline measurement to the final measurement at the end of the remeasurement period. -- Achieve and sustain a 90 percent or higher performance rate for three consecutive quarters. Application Requirements -- The hospital must provide a description of the performance improvement actions taken, barriers encountered, systems changes, and future improvement actions as well as samples of its interventions (e.g., standing orders, care protocols, flow sheets, or physician reminders). -- The sample size for each quality measure must be 20 charts per month, or 100 percent of the charts if there are fewer than 20 charts for any given diagnosis under the clinical topic. -- The baseline measurement must include data from discharges in at least one quarter of 2002 or 2003. -- The remeasurement period may include any three consecutive quarters from January 1, 2003, through March 31, 2004.
Recognizing Oregon hospitals for improvement and excellence in inpatient care.
Sponsors Oregon Association of Hospitals and Health Systems Office of Rural Health OMPRO CONTACT: Beth Heinrich Public Relations Specialist 503-382-3952
OMPRO
CONTACT: Beth Heinrich of OMPRO, +1-503-382-3952; or Karen Normandin ofOAHHS, +1-503-636-2204; or Jonathan Shorter of Adventist Medical Center,+1-503-251-6162; or Maggie Huffman of Legacy Health System, +1-503-938-7788(24-hour pager); or Susan Goschie of Silverton Hospital, +1-503-873-1500
Web site: http://www.ompro.org/