Core measures show how consistently hospitals give recommended treatments for certain common conditions. The most commonly used and compared nationally are the core measures established by the Joint Commission based on data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), the federal agency that administers Medicare and Medicaid.
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• The Clinical Process of Care Domain (Core Measures) includes 12 clinical measures and accounts. for 70% of the TPS. • The Patient Experience of Care Domain [Hospital Consumer Assessment of Hospital and Provider. Services (HCAHPS) results] accounts for 30% the TPS.
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Heart attack core measure set. For a patient who is in a hospital because of a heart attack, this set of measures looks at whether that patient received the appropriate related drugs, education and testing, and whether these actions occurred within certain time frames.
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Core Measures. Baylor Health Care System knows that you have choices when deciding which hospital is best for you. We want you to be comfortable in making those choices, which is why we are committed to providing you with information about the treatment we provide that will help you make an informed decision.
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In doing so, we adhere to a set of care processes called Core Measures, which were developed by The Joint Commission, the nation's predominant standards-setting and accrediting body in health care, to improve the quality of health care by implementing a national, standardized performance measurement system.
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Healthcare organizations report their performance on Core Measures to the Joint Commission (TJC) and to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). The organization’s results on Core. Measures affect TJC accreditation and CMS reimbursement for care.
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Core Measures are a part of the Hospital Quality Initiative (HQI), a program of the U.S. Department of. Health and Human Services. HQI “uses a variety of tools to stimulate and support a significant improvement in the quality of hospital.
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List of Core Measures. National Healthcare Disparities Report, 2010. Core Measures, Data Sources, and Availability for Select Groups. Indicates that reliable data on measure are available for this group and included in summary across measures of quality and access for this group.
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Comparing Performance. Hospitals across the country, including Baylor hospitals, are measured and compared by The Joint Commission against all other accredited institutions on their performance in these Core Measures.
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Core measures help identify which aspects of a hospital's care need improving, and they can give you important insights into a hospital's ability to manage specific aspects of a disease.
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what are the core measures for hospitals?
The core measures are established by the Joint Commission based on data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the federal agency that administers Medicare and Medicaid.