TJC report shows quality continues to improve

摘要

There was mostly good news for quality professionals in The Joint Commission's latest annual report on quality and patient safety. For example, between 2002 and 2008, compliance with the quality measures improved to 96.7% from 86.9% for heart attack care; 91.6% from 59.7% for heart failure care; and 92.9% from 72.3% for pneumonia care. In addition, hospitals showed steady improvement on surgical care meastires, and more than 99% achieved the asthma care measures.