The Joint Commission has launched an innovative new program called Pioneers in Quality to provide support for hospitals as they try to meet the growing requirements for electronic clinical quality measures (eCQMs).
The new program is being launched while the organization’s Top Performer on Key Quality Measures recognition program is on hiatus. During that time, the program will be revamped to better reflect the evolving national measurement environment.
Similarly, the Pioneers in Quality program will support current and future Top Performer hospitals as they also adapt to this new environment and make the changes necessary to align Joint Commission reporting requirements with the changes to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting Program.
“The Joint Commission is excited to launch Pioneers in Quality to help hospitals meet the new demands for quality measurement through eCQMs,” said Dr David Baker, executive vice president, Division of Healthcare Quality Evaluation, The Joint Commission.
“Through a variety of educational offerings, we will work with individual experts and healthcare organizations that have successfully used eCQMs for quality measurement and improvement and share their lessons learned so other hospitals can meet this challenge. We hope all Joint Commission hospitals will take advantage of the Pioneers in Quality resources.”
The new program is being launched while the organization’s Top Performer on Key Quality Measures recognition program is on hiatus. During that time, the program will be revamped to better reflect the evolving national measurement environment.
Similarly, the Pioneers in Quality program will support current and future Top Performer hospitals as they also adapt to this new environment and make the changes necessary to align Joint Commission reporting requirements with the changes to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting Program.
“The Joint Commission is excited to launch Pioneers in Quality to help hospitals meet the new demands for quality measurement through eCQMs,” said Dr David Baker, executive vice president, Division of Healthcare Quality Evaluation, The Joint Commission.
“Through a variety of educational offerings, we will work with individual experts and healthcare organizations that have successfully used eCQMs for quality measurement and improvement and share their lessons learned so other hospitals can meet this challenge. We hope all Joint Commission hospitals will take advantage of the Pioneers in Quality resources.”
The Joint Commission, Dr David Baker, US
