October 10, 2009
MEDICAL CITY RECEIVES 2009 TEXAS HEALTH CARE QUALITY IMPROVEMENT AWARD

Hospital Recognized for High Quality of Care


Medical City recently earned the Texas Health Care Quality Improvement Achievement Award,  a quality improvement award from TMF® Health Quality Institute, Texas' Medicare Quality Improvement Organization.  The award recognizes Medical City's efforts to improve patient outcomes on select national quality measures - acute myocardial infarction or AMI (heart attack), heart failure, pneumonia and surgical care.

These clinical areas have been designated as national health care priorities by the Centers for Medicare * Medicaid Services (CMS) and The Joint Commission, an independent nonprofit, standard-setting and accrediting body in health care.  The awards recognize hospitals that are active in quality improvement and have made the required improvement on a composite scoring system, called the Appropriate Care Measure (ACM).

"TMF is proud to recognize Medical City for promoting quality improvement activities and your senior management for promoting a quality culture," said Tom Manley, CEO of TMF Health Quality Institute.  "Quality improvement is a complex and demanding process and we thank all of you for your commitment to improving the health of your community and the efficiency of health care in our state."

To qualify for the Quality Improvement Achievement Award, Medical City attained a minimum 80 percent for the Appropriate Care Measure, and met all other awards requirements.  These included passing validation of three quarters of data, having mortality scores within the projected range and submitting the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems Survey (HCAHPS) data.

Medical City was recognized at a special ceremony in Austin, Texas on August 27.