SOUTH BEND, Ind., Aug. 1, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Press Ganey’s
Quality Performer – Hospital eMeasures attained electronic health
record (EHR) clinical quality measures module certification on July
27, 2011. The Hospital eMeasures functionality within Quality
Performer – a comprehensive clinical quality measurement and
reporting solution that supports hospitals’ regulatory compliance
and quality monitoring needs – will allow clients to gather,
calculate, validate and submit clinical quality measures
electronically.
“The Hospital eMeasures module expands the capability of Quality
Performer to assist our clients in complying with regulatory
requirements while improving the quality of care delivered and
patients’ overall experience,” said Robert Draughon, CEO of Press
Ganey. “Obtaining meaningful use certification is one more way that
we help clients to meet complex objectives, see the complete
picture and pinpoint areas for improvement.”
With the availability of the Hospital eMeasures module, Quality
Performer offers hospitals the ability to successfully meet the
clinical quality eMeasures component of the Meaningful Use criteria
in addition to the Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting Program,
The Joint Commission’s inpatient and outpatient measures, the
American Heart Association’s Get with the Guidelines® – Stroke
measures, and various state reporting programs.
Quality Performer is designed to support hospitals’ regulatory
compliance and quality monitoring demands, coupling data collection
functionality with a variety of reporting and basic analytical
tools. In addition, the solution provides educational support
services that help hospitals better understand their performance
and more precisely identify opportunities for improvement.
The Quality Performer – Hospital eMeasures v1 EHR Module is
2011/2012 compliant and has been certified by the Drummond Group
Inc., an ONC-ATCB, in accordance with the applicable
certification
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