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Pinckneyville Community Hospital Honored for Excellence in Quality of Care

January 13, 2022

Pinckneyville Community Hospital honored for excellence in quality of care

 

The Illinois Critical Access Hospital Network (ICAHN) recently recognized Pinckneyville Community Hospital for its ongoing commitment to exceptional quality of care, during a ceremony held November 18th at the I-Hotel and Conference Center, Champaign, IL.

 

As part of the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy Medicare Beneficiary Quality Improvement Program (MBQIP), Pinckneyville Community Hospital and other critical access hospitals were asked to voluntarily participate in four defined domains of quality outcomes. These four domains include: Patient Safety/Inpatient; Patient Engagement; Care Transitions; and Outpatient Measures.

 

“Often, in rural hospitals, having a devoted staff member to abstract and submit this data can be both time-consuming and burdensome,” said Laura Fischer, ICAHN Flex Grant Project Manager. “This hospital realizes how important quality of care and an engaged staff is for its patients…From its top leadership on throughout the facility, each strives for continued quality on a daily basis, and that is what we are celebrating today.”

 

Pinckneyville Community Hospital was recognized for being in the top 10% of all critical access hospitals in the country for exceptional outpatient quality of care. Specifically, this Outpatient Measures Domain included quality of care in the Emergency Department’s throughput measures as well as acute myocardial infarction measures.

 

“We are very proud of our team for achieving this level of excellence in health quality,” said Randall Dauby, CEO, Pinckneyville Community Hospital. “This is truly a team effort that recognizes our dedication to delivering a healthcare experience of which our patients and staff can be proud.”

 

The Medicare Beneficiary Quality Improvement Program began in 2011 as a way for critical access hospitals to demonstrate the quality of care that they provide. This program has continued to evolve, adding new measures and removing outdated ones. In 2016, the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy deemed it necessary for CAHs to participate in at least one measure of one domain to receive Flex funding opportunities. Each year, FORHP has increased the level at which the hospital must participate to remain Flex fund eligible.