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Outstanding Achievement Award
Falmouth Hospital Cancer Program received the Outstanding Achievement Award for a three-year period 2011-2014 from the Commission on Cancer. FH was one of only four hospitals in Massachusetts, and 104 nationwide, to receive the distinction. The standards that form the basis of the award criteria are drawn from six areas of program activity: cancer committee leadership, cancer data management, clinical management, research, community outreach, quality improvement.
VNA of Cape Cod Named to HomeCare Elite™
The Visiting Nurse Association (VNA) of Cape Cod announced that it has been named to the 2012 HomeCare Elite™ for the seventh year in a row. The 2012 HomeCare Elite is a compilation of the top-performing home health agencies in the United States. Now in its seventh year, the HomeCare Elite identifies the top 25 percent of agencies and further highlights the top 100 and top 500 agencies overall of the 10,177 reviewed. Winners are ranked by an analysis of publicly available performance measures in quality outcomes, process measure implementation, patient experience (Home Health CAHPS), quality improvement, and financial performance.
Blue Cross Blue Shield “Hospitals of Distinction”
Cape Cod Hospital and Falmouth Hospital have both received the 2012 Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts “Hospital of Distinction” Award for quality Hip and Knee Replacement. This award recognizes both hospitals as “Blue Distinction Center for Knee and Hip Replacement.” The designation is given to “leading institutions that meet clinically-validated quality standards and deliver better overall outcomes in patient care,” according to BCBS
Falmouth Hospital a Harvard Pilgrim Top Performer
Falmouth Hospital has been named to the 2012 Harvard Pilgrim Hospital Honor Roll. The Honor Roll names those hospitals whose performance was among the top 25 percent of hospitals measured nationally on a set of composite quality metrics. The metrics evaluate clinical process of care, patient experience and patient safety, and are based on data from Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on Hospital Compare and from The Leapfrog Group
Cape Hospitals Earn National Patient Safety Recognition
Cape Cod Hospital and Falmouth Hospital have earned a national distinction for excellence in patient safety, as documented in national patient safety measures. The two hospitals received an “A,” the highest grade available, in The Leapfrog Group’s patient safety rating program. More than 2,600 hospitals across the United States were issued a Hospital Safety Score, when the results were announced earlier this year. The Hospital Safety Score grades hospitals on how safe they are for patients. Each score, ranging from A to F, is derived from expert analysis of publicly available data on rates of infections, injuries and errors. The scores for each hospital are available at www.HospitalSafetyScore.org
Falmouth Hospital a Joint Commission Top Performer
Falmouth Hospital has been recognized by The Joint Commission as a 2011 Top Performer on Key Quality Measures™. Falmouth Hospital was cited for its excellence in three key quality measures: heart attack, pneumonia and surgical care. The Joint Commission (TJC), an independent, not-for-profit organization, accredits and certifies more than 19,000 healthcare organizations and programs in the U.S., including Falmouth Hospital and Cape Cod Hospital. TJC recently released its Improving America’s Hospitals: The Joint Commission Annual Report on Quality and Safety 2012. The report recognized 620 hospitals that are “leading the way nationally in using evidence-based care processes closely linked to positive patient outcomes.” Falmouth was one of 10 hospitals in Massachusetts to be named to the list
Stroke Gold Plus Awards - Cape Hospitals Honored for Stroke Care
Cape Cod Hospital and Falmouth Hospital have each earned the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines®- Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award for 2012. This award is the highest in the Association’s Get With The Guidelines program. It recognizes each hospital’s commitment and success in implementing excellence in stroke care for patients, according to evidence-based guidelines.
Cape Cod Healthcare Recognized for Revenue Cycle Performance
Cape Cod Healthcare earned national recognition as a winner of the MAP Award for High Performance in Revenue Cycle by the Healthcare Financial Management Association. As a national award winner, Cape Cod Healthcare has met or exceeded stringent evaluation criteria that address critical performance factors, such as revenue cycle processes. It also recognizes financial performance, innovation, adoption of Patient Friendly Billing® principles and patient satisfaction
Cape Hospitals Honored Nationally for Stroke Care
Falmouth Hospital and Cape Cod Hospital recognized for their excellent stroke care. Falmouth Hospital received the American Stroke Association’s “Get With the Guidelines” Gold Plus Performance Achievement Award and Cape Cod Hospital received the Silver Plus Performance Achievement Award for their strict adherence to practices that best treat and prevent this potentially fatal condition.
Cape Cod Hospital Ranks Tops in National PCI Mortality Report
Cape Cod Hospital was again ranked in the 90th percentile (top ten percent) among all hospitals nationwide in terms of risk-adjusted mortality for percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) procedures, according to a database report issued by the American College of Cardiology (ACC). Percutaneous Coronary Interventions (previously called Angioplasty, Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty, or Balloon Angioplasty) encompass a variety of procedures used to treat patients with diseased heart arteries that can result in reduced blood flow, or a heart attack caused by plaque that completely blocks the artery.
Cape Cod Hospitals Earn Top Delta Quality and Patient Safety Rankings
Cape Cod Healthcare’s two hospitals earned a combined 104 Quality and Patient Safety Awards from The Delta Group, a leading health care information services company. Among the awards, Cape Cod Hospital ranked first in Massachusetts in Overall Hospital Care, Overall Surgical Care, General Surgery, Interventional Coronary Care, Hip Fracture Repair and Gastrointestinal Care. Falmouth Hospital ranked first in the state in Overall Medical Care and Neurological Care. The distinctions place the hospitals in the top 10 percent of hospitals in the nation in their respective categoriesJoint Commission accreditation for FH
Two Joint Commission (JC) surveyors visited Falmouth Hospital in February 2011 for its routine 3-year survey and renewed the hospital's accreditation. The surveyors spent a week at the hospital and gave it a glowing report. In fact, former hospital Chief Operating Officer Sue Wing said it was the best JC report in her 40 years at the facility.
FH Honored for Cancer Care
The Falmouth Hospital Cancer Program received the Outstanding Achievement Award for 2011 from the Commission on Cancer. FH is one of only four hospitals in Massachusetts, and 104 nationwide, to receive the distinction.JML Care Center Receives JC Accreditation Gold Seal of Approval
Cape Cod Healthcare’s JML Care Center on the Falmouth Hospital campus has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval™ for accreditation. JML Care Center was evaluated for compliance with standards of care including infection prevention and control, leadership, and medication management.
JML Care Center Receives 5-Star Rating from CMS
JML Care Center received a 5-star rating for overall quality from CMS, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. JML also received 5-star ratings for Health Inspection and RN Staffing. The health rating takes into account the last 3 years of on-site inspections as well as any complaint investigation findings. RN Staffing ratings are based on the amount of time Registered Nurses (RNs) spend with patients. JML was also cited having no deficiencies from incidents or complaints filed for the last three years.
Cape Cod Hospital Honored Nationally for Stroke Care
Cape Cod Hospital received the Get With the Guidelines® Bronze Performance Achievement Award from the American Stroke Association for its strict adherence to practices that best treat and prevent stroke.
FH Designated as BCBS Knee and Hip Replacement Center
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Massachusetts recognized Falmouth Hospital as a Blue Distinction Center for Knee and Hip Replacement. The designation is given to “leading institutions that meet clinically-validated quality standards and deliver better overall outcomes in patient care,” according to Dr. Allan Korn, Chief Medical Officer of the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association.
Cape’s Two Hospitals Earn Numerous Quality and Patient Safety Accolades
Cape Cod Hospital and Falmouth Hospital, earned 62 Quality and Patient Safety Awards, according to The Delta Group, a leading healthcare information services company. Among the awards, Cape Cod Hospital ranked first in Massachusetts in Overall Hospital Care, Overall Medical Care, Cardiac Care, and Orthopedic Care, while Falmouth Hospital ranked first in Massachusetts in Neurological Care. In addition to the top rankings in Massachusetts, Cape Cod Hospital scored in the Top 10% in the nation in categories such as Overall Hospital Care, Overall Medical Care, Cardiac Care, Overall Surgical Care, Orthopedic Care, Major Orthopedic Surgery, and Cancer Care. Falmouth Hospital scored in the Top 10% in the nation in Overall Medical Care, Cardiac Care, and Neurological Care.
Joint Commission accreditation for CCH
The Joint Commission (JC) conducted its routine 3-year survey at Cape Cod Hospital in November 2010 and renewed the hospital's accreditation. The team cited hand-off communication, falls prevention and infection control as examples of the quality of care the hospital provides.JML Care Center Receives Joint Commission Accreditation Gold Seal of Approval
Cape Cod Healthcare is pleased to announce that JML Care Center, Inc., Falmouth, MA, has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval™ for accreditation. JML Care Center was evaluated for compliance with standards of care including infection prevention and control, leadership, and medication management. The accreditation award recognizes JML Care Center’s dedication to continuous compliance with The Joint Commission’s state of the art standards.
"In achieving Joint Commission accreditation, JML Care Center has demonstrated its commitment to the highest level of care for its residents that goes above and beyond federal and state requirements," says Gina Zimmermann, M.S., senior executive director, Long Term Care Accreditation, The Joint Commission. “Accreditation is a voluntary process and I commend JML Care Center for successfully undertaking this challenge to elevate its standard of care and instill confidence in the community it serves.”
JML Care Center has been accredited by the Joint Commission since 1995. Located on the Falmouth Hospital campus, this 132-bed skilled nursing and rehabilitation facility provides exceptional sub-acute care, rehabilitation, long-term care, and palliative care and is Medicare/Medicaid certified. JML Care Center’s mission is to serve the unique needs of older adults in our community with health complications as well as those who are more independent, though a full and seamless continuum of care. Learn more about JML at www.capecodhealth.org/hospitals-facilities/jml-care-center/
About Joint Commission
Founded in 1951, The Joint Commission seeks to continuously improve health care by evaluating health care organizations and inspiring them to excel in providing safe and effective care of the highest quality and value. The Joint Commission evaluates and accredits more than 19,000 health care organizations and more than 1,000 organizations offering long term care and skilled nursing facility services. The Joint Commission is the nation's oldest and largest standards-setting and accrediting body in health care. Learn more about The Joint Commission at www.jointcommission.org.
Cape Cod Hospital Earns Beckers Top 100 Honor 2012
Cape Cod Healthcare is pleased to announce that Cape Cod Hospital has been named one of America’s 100 Great Community Hospitals according to a study released earlier this month by Becker’s Hospital Review. To compile this list, the Becker's Hospital Review editorial team analyzed information, recognition and rankings from a variety of industry sources, including iVantage Health Analytics, Thomson Reuters, HealthGrades and the American Nurses Credentialing Center.
See the full list of 100 Great Community Hospitals
Cape Cod Hospital Named One of Becker’s Top Community Hospitals 2011
Becker’s Hospital Review has named 65 great community hospitals, presented in alphabetical order. Note: These hospitals include fewer than 550 patient beds and have minimal teaching programs. Hospitals appearing on America’s 50 Best Hospitals are not featured on this list.
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VNA of Cape Cod Named To Top 5% of home care providers
VNA of Cape Cod was recognized as one of the top 500 home care providers nationwide (Top 5%). The Analysis is based on quality of care, process measure implementation and financial performance (public reported info). Of 9,724 Medicare certified home health agencies, the VNA is one of only 338 agencies recognized all six years.
VNA Pinnacle Award The VNA of Cape Cod was again a finalist for the Pinnacle Award from the VNA of New England (VNANE). This award is based on patient satisfaction results. The VNA of Cape Cod had been a finalist for 5 of the last 8 years.
CCHC Newsletter “The Pulse” Given Gold Award
For the second year in a row, The Pulse – Cape Cod Healthcare's newsletter for physicians, employees, families and friends – was honored at the New England Society for Healthcare Communicators (NESHCO) annual awards ceremony in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. The Pulse claimed the Gold Award as New England's best internal healthcare publication.
Dr. Zelman Honored as one of America’s Top Doctors®
Richard Zelman, MD, FACC, Director of Interventional Cardiology for CCHC, was recognized by Castle Connolly Medical Ltd. as one of America's Top Doctors®. It's the latest in a long series of achievements for Dr. Zelman and Cape Cod Hospital's cardiac care team. Last year, Dr. Zelman was recognized by the state DPH as the only Interventional Cardiologist in the state with better-than-expected outcomes for interventional cardiology procedures such as angioplasties, for the previous three years.
VNA of Cape Cod Named to HomeCare Elite™
The VNA of Cape Cod has been named to the 2011 HomeCare Elite™ for the sixth year in a row. The recognition is a compilation of the top-performing home health agencies in the U.S. Now in its fifth year, the HomeCare Elite identifies the top 25% of agencies and further highlights the top 100 and top 500 agencies overall. Winners are ranked by an analysis of performance measures in quality outcomes, quality improvement, and financial performance.
Press Ganey Recognizes Significant FH ED Improvement
Congratulations to the Falmouth Hospital Emergency Department physicians and staff for achieving an improvement of 4.4m Mean Score points in Overall Emergency Department Satisfaction on the January 1, 2011 Press Ganey report. This is a statistically significant improvement for Falmouth Hospital, and the result of hard work and dedication to quality improvement. In a letter to the staff, Kelly Hofferth, Improvement Manager for Press Ganey Associates, said: "You should be very proud of your organization's achievements."
Falmouth Hospital Honored Nationally for Stroke Care
Falmouth Hospital and Cape Cod Hospital were each been recognized for their excellent stroke care. Falmouth Hospital received the American Stroke Association's “Get With the Guidelines” Gold Plus Performance Achievement Award and Cape Cod Hospital received the Silver Plus Performance Achievement Award for their strict adherence to practices that best treat and prevent this potentially fatal condition.
Falmouth Hospital recently received the Defect-free Care Award from the Stroke Collaborative Reaching for Excellence (SCORE), a voluntary statewide quality improvement collaborative administered by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH), that supports Primary Stroke Service hospitals. Defect-free care is achieved when every patient receives the appropriate care based on clinical guidelines.
Falmouth Hospital Receives Two Cancer Accreditations
(Falmouth, August 3, 2011) Cape Cod Healthcare is pleased to announce that Falmouth Hospital's cancer program has received two significant endorsements from two accreditation agencies: the Commission on Cancer (CoC) and the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers (NAPBC). Both are three-year accreditations by the American College of Surgeons (ACoS).
JC renews accreditation for Falmouth Hospital and CCHC
Two Joint Commission (JC) surveyors visited Falmouth Hospital in February 2011 for its routine 3-year survey and renewed the hospital's accreditation. The surveyors spent a week at the hospital and gave it a glowing report. In fact, hospital Chief Operating Officer Sue Wing said it was the best JC report in her 40 years at the facility.
Cape Cod Hospital Joint Commission 3-year survey summary. The Joint Commission (JC) also conducted its routine 3-year survey at Cape Cod Hospital in November 2010 and renewed the hospital's accreditation. The team cited hand-off communication, falls prevention and infection control as examples of the quality of care the hospital provides.
CCHC Received CareChex Top Rating
Cape Cod Healthcare earned a combined 104 Quality and Patient Safety Awards, according to the latest data from The Delta Group, a leading health care information services company. Among the awards, Cape Cod Hospital ranks first in Massachusetts in Overall Hospital Care, Overall Surgical Care, General Surgery, Interventional Coronary Care, Hip Fracture Repair and Gastrointestinal Care. Falmouth Hospital ranks first in the state in Overall Medical Care and Neurological Care. The distinctions place the hospitals in the top 10 percent of hospitals in the nation in their respective categories.
In addition to the top rankings in Massachusetts, the two Cape Cod Healthcare hospitals were acknowledged for other areas of care in the Medical Excellence category. Cape Cod Hospital ranks among the top 10 percent of hospitals in the country in Overall Medical Care, Cancer Care, Orthopedic Care, Major Orthopedic Surgery and Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage. Falmouth Hospital is among the top 10 percent in the nation in Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage, Hip Fracture Repair, Neurological Care, Pneumonia Care, Pulmonary Care and Stroke Care.
In the Patient Safety category, CCH produces outcomes that rank among the top 10 percent in the nation in Overall Hospital Care, Overall Surgical Care, Cancer Care, Gastrointestinal Care, General Surgery, Hip Fracture Repair, Major Bowel Procedures, Major Orthopedic Surgery, Stroke Care, Vascular Surgery and Women's Health. In this category, FH is among the top 10 percent in the country in Cancer Care, Neurological Care, Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage, Hip Fracture Repair, Trauma Care and Women's Health.
CCHC Named Top 10 Health Systems of 2011
The study – the Thomson Reuters Top 10 Health Systems 2011 – was conducted by Thomson Reuters, one of the world’s leading health care information organizations. This annual, quantitative study is based solely on objective, quantitative performance data, independent research and public data sources. This year’s study examined 285 organizations – almost every U.S. health care system with two or more acute care member hospitals.
“It’s a tremendous accomplishment,” said Michael Lauf, CCHC’s President and CEO. “Our goal over the past three years has been to build one of the best health care systems in the United States. We are delighted that we are now recognized throughout the country as one of the top systems in the nation. Our physicians, nurses and other health care professionals work very hard every day to produce the highest levels of patient satisfaction and top-quality care. Through this award, their efforts will be noted and acclaimed from coast to coast.”