Greatest_Hits_Book_2018

Best Quality

• ARMC achieved its fourth consecutive nursing Magnet designation through the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). • ARMC achieved Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) five-star rating. • Launched a comprehensive program titled“Healing Atlantic County” to combat opioid addiction and aimed at reducing the number of deaths due to overdose across the county. • Fully deployed Cerner IView house-wide to streamline nursing documentation and launch suicide prevention pathway documentation. • Fully deployed the Cerner Electronic Health Record to the following areas: Perioperative, Anesthesia, Pre-admission Testing/Same Day Surgery/Pre-Operative, and Intra-Operative/Post Anesthesia Care Unit. • Successfully completed the following surveys: – ARMC– Joint Commission Triennial (July 2017) – Ocean County Surgery Center – New Jersey Department of Health/ Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) (October 2017) – HomeCare – New Jersey Department of Health/ Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) (January 2018) – Hospice – Joint Commission Triennial (July 2017) – ARMC – College of American Pathologists (March 2018) – ARMC Blood Bank – New Jersey Department of Health Survey (August 2017) – Addiction Programs – New Jersey Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services (July 2017) – ARMC Internal Medicine Residency – Institutional Review Committee (IRC) from the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education has given a “Continued Accreditation”with commendation for substantial compliance with its standards and no citations. (January 2018) • ARMC reduced sepsis mortality from 24.42 percent to 10.50 percent. • Exceeded targeted overall readmission rates and remained below target observed/expected rate. • ARMC was recognized among the top five hospitals in New Jersey and the No. 1 hospital in southern New Jersey by U.S. News andWorld Report. • Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) was awarded with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Center Quality Leader Seal. • ARMC was recognized among America’s 100 Best Hospitals by HealthGrades® for cardiac care, joint replacement, spine surgery, and orthopedic care. • ARMC was recognized among America’s 50 Best Hospitals by HealthGrades® for cardiac surgery in 2018. • Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) received the Beacon Award for Excellence® (Gold Status) from the American Nurses Association. • AtlantiCare Physician Group (APG) Primary Care received a National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) award for excellence in diabetes care. • ARMC improved Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Value-Based Purchasing Programmetrics (clinical care outcomes and patient experience), avoiding a $2.6 million penalty while receiving a $240,000 reward. • ARMC improved Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Hospital-Acquired Harm Reduction Programmetrics, avoiding a $1.3 million penalty. • HomeCare outperformed national rankings in all categories for the inaugural launch of Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Hospice Compare website. • ARMC achieved 0 percent reductions on Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) pay for performance in dialysis for 2018. • ARMC Delivery System Reform Incentive Program (DSRIP) received $8.3 million, which includes a $1.7 million reward.

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