UPMC Health Plan recognized Kittanning, Pa.-based ACMH Hospital as a Hip and Knee Joint Replacement Surgery Center of Excellence, The Kittanning Paper reports.
What you should know:
1. The health plan recognizes programs that provide quality patient outcomes, while also focusing on the patient experience.
2. A health plan surveyor analyzed the hospital's joint replacement program to determine it deserved the honor.
3. UPMC Health Plan established the program as a way to recognize quality facilities for its members.