Quality

The Joint Commission

K'ima:w Medical Center is accredited by The Joint Commission, an independent, not-for-profit national body that oversees the safety and quality of healthcare and other services provided in accredited organizations. The Joint Commission is the gold standard in health care facility accreditations. The Joint Commission standards are the basis of an objective evaluation process that can help health care organizations measure, assess, and improve performance. The standards focus on important patient, individual, or resident care and organization functions that are essential to providing safe, high quality care. The Joint Commission’s state-of-the-art standards set expectations for organization performance that are reasonable, achievable, and survey-able.

Quality in Healthcare

Quality of care is the degree to which health services for individuals and populations increase the likelihood of desired health outcomes.  It is based on evidence-based professional knowledge and is critical for achieving universal health coverage. As countries commit to achieving Health for All, it is imperative to carefully consider the quality of care and health services.  Quality health care can be defined in many ways but there is growing acknowledgment that quality health services should be:

• Effective – providing evidence-based healthcare services to those who need them;
• Safe – avoiding harm to people for whom the care is intended; and
• People-centered – providing care that responds to individual preferences, needs and values.

To realize the benefits of quality health care, health services must be:

• Timely – reducing waiting times and sometimes harmful delays;
• Equitable – providing care that does not vary in quality on account of gender, ethnicity, geographic location, and socio-economic status;
• Integrated – providing care that makes available the full range of health services throughout the life course;
• Efficient – maximizing the benefit of available resources and avoiding waste.

Quality, Compliance, and Safety Officers

K'ima:w Medical Center OSHA Compliance Officer: Vacant
K'ima:w Medical Center HIPAA: Jessica Mosier
K'ima:w Medical Center Safety Officer: Helen Pelligrini

The Joint Commission contact information:

https://www.jointcommission.org/

The Joint Commission
One Renaissance Blvd.
Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181
General inquiries: 630-792-5800

Office of Federal Relations
701 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Suite 700
Washington, DC 20004