The patient outcomes data for these distinctions are in part based on a hospital’s Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Hospital Compare measures, Leapfrog Patient Safety Measures, and their mortality and complication rates. The designations indicate superior outcomes and about 57 percent of CIGNA HealthCare’s network hospitals receive a quality designation for treatment of at least one condition.
“Our goal is to provide individuals with valuable information regarding those hospital programs that achieve both superior quality outcomes and superior affordability,” said Dick Salmon, M.D., Ph.D., senior national medical director at CIGNA HealthCare.
These most recent honors follow a serious of quality designations bestowed on North Fulton Regional Hospital. Among these other awards and distinctions include:
- Joint Commission accreditation
- 2006, 2007 & 2008 Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) 5 Million Lives Campaign participant and partner
- 2007 Partnership for Health and Accountability Quality and Patient Safety Award (Georgia Hospital Association) -Second Place Quality Award for Hospital/Health System and 3rd Place Josh Nahum Award for Achievement in Infection Prevention and Control. (Ventilator Associated Pneumonia Project)
- American Academy of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation Certification
- American Association for Respiratory Care Quality Respiratory Care Recognition
- American Heart Association’s Get With The GuidelinesSM Achievement Awards for Heart Failure, Coronary Artery Disease and Stroke Care
*According to AHA: NFRH is 1 of 2 hospitals in GA and 1 of 29 in the country to have reached award status in all 3 of the programs that AHA supports