Important Health Information for Everyone from Catholic Health
Having the right information is key to making many important decisions. This is especially true when it comes to healthcare. That’s why Catholic Health created a website that provides the most in-depth analysis of healthcare quality in the region, and it’s available for everyone at knowyourhealthcare.org.
Catholic Health’s team of quality and patient safety specialists track thousands of quality measures to make the website a valuable resource for anyone seeking healthcare quality information. John Kane, Catholic Health Vice President of Quality Services, says “The benefits of this painstaking work is an invaluable tool to help us improve our care and services by helping us know where we excel and where we need to improve. Our goal is to become the safest, most efficient, and highest performing system in the region.”
By providing this information to the public, Catholic Health is creating a road map for helping patients make informed healthcare decisions. “This will lead to better care, better health and ultimately, a better quality of life for patients throughout the region,” Kane said.
This ever-changing website separates information into four categories:
The Accolades section catalogs quality recognitions awarded to Catholic Health by various medical societies and independent organizations, in areas such as hospital integration, value, technology, quality, and community service.
The Quality and Patient Safety section has information about how Catholic Health sizes up against national averages in a wide variety of areas – from patient falls and central line infections, to 30-day hospital readmission rates and ER wait times.
The Service Lines section tracks quality measures across specialty services, such as Cardiac, Women’s Services, Vascular, Neurosciences, Musculoskeletal, Oncology and Bariatric.
The Additional Resources section is an index of third-party and government links to sites that rate hospitals and services on a variety of quality and safety measures.
“This website is just one example of how Catholic Health is leading the charge in healthcare reform and working with its patients to promote wellness and avoiding unnecessary hospital admissions,” Kane added. “The more patients know, the more they feel confident to make better healthcare decisions.”
“This website is just one example of how Catholic Health is leading the charge in healthcare reform and working with its patients to promote wellness and avoiding unnecessary hospital admissions,” Kane added. “The more patients know, the more they feel confident to make better healthcare decisions.”
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