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Capital Region
Medical Center has
been recognized as a 2014 Top Performer
on Key Quality Measures by The Joint
Commission, the leading accreditor of health
care organizations in the United States.
“We understand what matters most to
patients at Capital Region is the quality
and safety of the care they receive,” says
Gaspare Calvaruso, President of Capital
Region Medical Center. “That is why we have
made it a top priority to improve positive
patient outcomes through evidence-based
care processes.”
“We are proud to be named a Top
Performer, as it recognizes the knowledge,
teamwork and dedication of our entire
hospital staff,” Calvaruso says.
Capital Region was recognized as part
of the commission’s 2015 annual report,
“America’s Hospitals: Improving Quality
on evidence-based interventions that
increase the chances of healthy outcomes
for patients with certain conditions. The
performance measures included in the
recognition program are heart attack, heart
failure, pneumonia, surgical care, children’s
asthma, inpatient psychiatric services,
stroke, venous thromboembolism, perinatal
care, immunization, tobacco treatment and
substance use.
To be a 2014 Top Performer, hospitals had
to meet three performance criteria based on
2014 accountability measure data:
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Achieve a cumulative performance of
95 percent or above across all reported
accountability measures.
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Achieve a performance of 95 percent
or above on each and every reported
accountability measure with at least
30 denominator cases.
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Have at least one core measure set that
had a composite rate of 95 percent or
above and within that measure set,
achieve a performance rate of 95 percent
or above on all applicable individual
accountability measures.
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Elizabeth “Libby” Yarbrough, FNP
Capital Region Physicians – Urgent Care and Capital
Region Quick Care
Specialty:
Family Nurse Practitioner
Degree:
Master of science in family nursing, Central
Missouri State University
Nicole Borrenpohl, APRN, CNP
Capital Region Physicians – Center for Mental Wellness
Specialty:
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
Degree:
Master of science in nursing/Adult psychiatric mental health
nurse practitioner, Rush University
Residency:
Mayo Clinic School of Health and Science
Certification:
Adult psychiatric and mental health
Cornerstone of quality health care
Capital Region is a Top Performer for heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia, stroke and surgical care
and Safety,” for attaining and sustaining
excellence in accountability measure
performance for heart attack, heart failure,
pneumonia, stroke and surgical care. Capital
Region is one of only 1,043 hospitals out
of more than 3,300 eligible hospitals in
the United States to achieve the 2014 Top
Performer distinction.
How excellence is measured
“Delivering the right treatment in the right
way at the right time is a cornerstone of
high-quality health care. I commend the
efforts of Capital Region Medical Center for
their excellent performance on the use of
evidence-based interventions,” says Mark R.
Chassin, MD, FACP, MPP, MPH, President and
CEO of the commission.
The Top Performer program recognizes
hospitals for improving performance
Capital Region
just added even more talent