{"id":47634,"date":"2014-06-11T09:39:24","date_gmt":"2014-06-11T14:39:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=47634"},"modified":"2014-06-11T09:39:24","modified_gmt":"2014-06-11T14:39:24","slug":"jrmc-improves-patient-safety-with-vha-hosp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=47634","title":{"rendered":"JRMC Improves Patient Safety, With VHA Hosp."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/jrmc-DeBeor.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-40956\" alt=\"jrmc-DeBeor\" src=\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/jrmc-DeBeor-300x202.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"202\" srcset=\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/jrmc-DeBeor-300x202.jpg 300w, http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/jrmc-DeBeor-259x175.jpg 259w, http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/jrmc-DeBeor.jpg 445w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Jamestown (CSi) \u2014Jamestown Regional Medical Center (JRMC) announced today that it has made care safer for its patients as part of its work with VHA Inc.\u2019s Hospital Engagement Network (HEN). VHA is a national network of not-for-profit health care organizations that work together to improve performance and efficiency in clinical, financial and operational management. VHA\u2019s HEN helps hospitals improve in ten areas of focus ranging from falls and surgical site infections to readmissions as part of the federal Partnership for Patients initiative whose goal is to reduce preventable harm by 40 percent and readmissions by 20 percent by the end of 2014.<\/p>\n<p>VHA\u2019s HEN hospitals have, in aggregate, met or exceeded the Partnership\u2019s 40 percent improvement goal in two areas of focus and are making strong progress in four other areas of focus:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections: 31% decrease for an aggregate measure of two indicators<\/li>\n<li>Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infections (CLABSI): 40% decrease for an aggregate measure of four indicators<\/li>\n<li>Early Elective Delivery (EED): 78% decrease for an aggregate measure of two indicators<\/li>\n<li>Falls: 30% decrease for an aggregate measure of six indicators<\/li>\n<li>Pressure Related Ulcers (PrU): 39% decrease for an aggregate measure of six indicators<\/li>\n<li>Surgical Site Infections (SSI): 39% decrease in abdominal hysterectomy SIR<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;Patient safety and ensuring we are providing the best care for our community has always been our highest priority,&#8221; said Trisha Jungels, JRMC Chief Nursing Officer &#8220;In the last year, we have reduced adverse patient events through the hard work of staff and our continued focus on applying best practices.&#8221; <a name=\"_GoBack\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>VHA\u2019s HEN results are based on April 2014 data and confirmed by the Partnership for Patients Evaluation Contractor. It\u2019s important to note that the Evaluation Contractor used measures with at least 60 percent of VHA\u2019s HEN hospitals reporting data, and no more than 15 percent variation in hospital counts between the baseline and the current period, showing the largest percentage improvement from baseline in the topic area.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;VHA is extremely proud to have been selected as a Hospital Engagement Network by The Centers for Medicare &amp; Medicaid Services (CMS) and Partnership for Patients. It is gratifying to see the results our HEN hospitals are achieving and it builds on our long-standing commitment to help hospitals improve their performance,&#8221; said Dr. Keith Kosel, vice president and program director for VHA\u2019s HEN. &#8220;We hope that our overall network\u2019s results inspire hospitals that are not currently in a Hospital Engagement Network to join.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently announced a new report that shows an overall nine percent decrease in hospital acquired conditions nationally in 2011 and 2012 including reductions in adverse drug events, falls, infections, and other forms of hospital-induced harm. HHS estimates that its public-private partnerships including efforts from the federal Partnership for Patients initiative, Hospital Engagement Networks and others, have prevented nearly 15,000 deaths in hospitals, and avoided 560,000 patient injuries and saved approximately $4 billion in health spending over the same period.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>About Jamestown Regional Medical Center<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Jamestown Regional Medical Center is located at 2422 20<sup>th<\/sup> St. SW, Jamestown, ND and serves approximately 55,000 people in nine counties. Between JRMC, JRMC Clinic, Sanford Health Jamestown and Essentia Health Jamestown, the community is served by 30 local medical providers and a variety of visiting specialists. For more information on services at JRMC, visit<\/p>\n<p><b><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jrmcnd.com\/\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\">www.jrmcnd.com<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\"> or call 701-952-1050. <\/span><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u3000<\/p>\n<p>About VHA:<\/p>\n<p>VHA Inc. is a national network of not-for-profit health care organizations working together to improve performance and efficiency in clinical, financial and operational management. Since 1977, when VHA established the first hospital membership organization, the company has applied its knowledge in analytics, contracting, consulting and network development to help members and customers achieve their strategic objectives. In 2012, VHA delivered $1.9 billion in savings and additional value to members. Serving 5,100 health system members and affiliates, VHA represents more than a quarter of the nation\u2019s hospitals. VHA also serves more than 118,000 non-acute health care customers enterprise-wide. VHA is based in Irving, Texas, and has 13 regional offices across the U.S. VHA, together with UHC, owns Novation, a supply chain company, and aptitudeTM , the health care industry\u2019s first online direct contracting market. VHA also owns Provista, a supply chain company serving the non-acute market as well as hospitality, education and corporate markets. For more information, visit www.vha.com and follow us on Twitter (@VHAInc).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jamestown (CSi) \u2014Jamestown Regional Medical Center (JRMC) announced today that it has made care safer for its patients as part of its work with VHA Inc.\u2019s Hospital Engagement Network (HEN). 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