Joint Commission recognizes this year’s top performing hospitals

Editor's Note

The Joint Commission on November 17 released its annual report on America’s Hospitals: Improving Quality and Safety, which summarizes data on 49 accountability measures reported by more than 3,300 accredited hospitals. For the first time, acute care hospitals were required to meet program criteria in six sets—an increase from four sets.

The report recognizes 1,043 hospitals that performed exceptionally well on evidence-based patient care processes, earning them special recognition as a Top Performer on Key Quality Measures.

A group of 23 Top Performer hospitals exceeded expectations by reporting data on seven or more core measure sets and achieving Top Performer thresholds on all of the sets. The required number was six.

America's Hospitals: Improving Quality and Safety: The Joint Commission's Annual Report 2015