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Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge
Quality Initiatives
- Institute for Healthcare Improvement "100,000 Lives" Campaign - All Covenant Health hospitals are among nearly 2,000 hospitals nationwide which are members of an IHI campaign to implement improvements in care including deployment of rapid response teams, delivery of evidence-based care for heart attack, preventing adverse drug events, preventing central line infections, preventing surgical site infections and preventing ventilator-assisted pneumonia.
- Transformation of the ICU Project - Methodist and other Covenant hospitals are partnering with other critical care units nationwide to provide the best quality and safest care to critically ill patients and their families. Participants include community hospitals and tertiary teaching centers such as Johns Hopkins and Baylor Health Care System.
- American College of Cardiology (ACC) Database - Methodist is a member of the ACC Database that collects information on all cardiac cath patients. Membership in the ACC Database allows access to information about the standard of care and benchmarking data. In 2007, Medicare will require membership in this national database for reimbursement. Methodist's Cardiac Cath Lab has been a member for 10 years.
- Stroke Centers of Excellence - Covenant Health hospitals are working diligently to provide excellent care for stroke patients through the use of evidence-based treatment protocols, JCAHO standards, and other internal quality measures.
- Women's Heart Care Initiative, a Covenant Health effort to raise awareness of heart disease in women and encourage early diagnosis and treatment
- Palliative Care Leadership Center Initiative with Mount Carmel Health System
- Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations - National Patient Safety Goals
- Leapfrog Patient Safety
For additional information about Covenant Health's commitment to quality care or assistance in locating a medical service, call 865-541-4500.
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