US-based Advocate Health has partnered with The Joint Commission to implement a systemwide approach to hospital accreditation, aiming to boost patient safety and enhance the quality of care across its 69 hospitals.
This partnership will utilise performance data for continuous enhancement, fostering innovation and bolstering efficiencies within the health system.
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Advocate Health chief medical officer Dr Betty Chu said: “When hospitals and clinics deliver higher quality care, people get to spend more time where it matters most — with their families, loved ones, and in the work they find meaningful.
“By aligning our organisation around a unified set of evidence-based standards, we’re empowering our entire team to drive improvements for all.”
Nonprofit integrated health system Advocate Health aims to provide consistent care in all its facilities through the accreditation process.
The systemwide approach enables comparisons between hospitals within the Advocate Health network as well as against comparable peer groups with similar patient profiles.
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By GlobalDataThe tool provided by the Joint Commission, available to all hospitals with accreditation, delivers insights at both the network and individual hospital levels, allowing healthcare practitioners to recognise areas of excellence and identify potential areas for enhancement.
The Joint Commission president and CEO Jonathan Perlin said: “Together, The Joint Commission and Advocate Health are committed to improving patient safety and quality of care.
“A systemwide approach to accreditation is best for health systems to deliver safe and quality care, which in turn benefits patients, the workforce and communities. We look forward to working with Advocate Health to build resilient health care, enable continuous improvement, and share data, insights and experiences to advance health outcomes.”
Since its establishment in 1951, The Joint Commission aims to improve healthcare for the public in partnership with various stakeholders.
