OHA, which spearheads Northeast Ohio Quality Collaborative, released a report yesterday showing how often the 34 participating Ohio hospitals followed national standard procedures for four groups of patients. The study followed procedures specific to pneumonia, heart failure, heart attack and surgical.
The results showed that quality improvements have been made all across the board: compliance with patient care and quality standards increased 7.6 percent for pneumonia patients, 13 percent for heart failure patients, 5.9 percent for heart attack patients and 13.9 percent for surgical patients.
David Engler, vice president of the OHA Quality Institute, says that the main goal behind the collaborative is to have hospitals incorporate national standard procedures that improve the process and thereby improve the quality and timeliness of provided care.
Five other programs around the state are showing similar positive results, according to the report.
Read the OHA’s report on the Northeast Ohio Quality Collaborative.
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– Michigan Hospitals’ Infection Control Program Spreading to Other States
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