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Physician-Led Quality Improvement in the Hospital Setting

Physicians provide the clinical leadership for patient care and clinical quality improvement in the hospital setting.  This leadership is becoming increasingly important as the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and Joint Commission enhance their outcomes measurement of hospitals and their medical staffs, and publicly report this data. 

Health Partners member physicians are actively involved in hospital outcomes measurement as members of Mount Carmel Health System's Medical Staff and as "partners" in the Health Partners organization.  CMS and Joint Commission collectively monitor 58 measures for inpatient care provided at Mount Carmel Health System.  These measures represent diverse patient care processes provided in the inpatient setting. 

The Physician-Led Quality Improvement in the Hospital Setting Report provides a detailed look at CMS measures Health Partners physicians are actively involved in.  Mount Carmel and its medical staff invest extensive resources to follow CMS clinical measures.