Patient Safety & Quality
One of the most important relationships in healthcare is that between a patient and a provider. This relationship relies on trust and the foundation of trust that PeaceHealth is built on quality and safety. These attributes are embedded within our caregivers, our processes, our facilities...everything we do. We're always striving to deliver safe, sound and personal care.
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Medical Center Accreditation
The nine (9) PeaceHealth medical centers below are accredited by DNV GL - Healthcare
- PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center
- PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center
- PeaceHealth Ketchikan Medical Center
- Peace Island Medical Center
- PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center at RiverBend
- PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center - University District
- Peace Harbor Medical Center
- PeaceHealth St. John Medical Center
- PeaceHealth United General Medical Center
DNV GL - Healthcare Accreditation
By earning this accreditation, PeaceHealth demonstrates it meets or exceeds patient safety standards (Conditions of Participation) set forth by the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. DNV GL’s accreditation program is the only one to integrate the ISO 9001 Quality Management System with the Medicare Conditions of Participation. DNV GL’s accreditation program, called NIAHO® (Integrated Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations), involves annual hospital surveys – instead of every three years – and encourages hospitals to openly share information across departments and to discover improvements in clinical workflows and safety protocols.
About The Leapfrog Group
Founded in 2000 by large employers and other purchasers, The Leapfrog Group is a national nonprofit organization driving a movement for giant leaps forward in the quality and safety of American health care. The flagship Leapfrog Hospital Survey collects and transparently reports hospital performance, empowering purchasers to find the highest-value care and giving consumers the lifesaving information they need to make informed decisions. The Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade, Leapfrog’s other main initiative, assigns letter grades to hospitals based on their record of patient safety, helping consumers protect themselves and their families from errors, injuries, accidents and infections.
PeaceHealth Medical Group
Committed to Innovative Care & Superior Results
PeaceHealth Medical Group (PHMG) continually looks for innovative ways to improve patient care.
PHMG leads the nation in medication reconciliation in the outpatient environment. Because inaccuracies in patients’ medication histories can lead to potentially harmful errors, PHMG created a common system-wide medication reconciliation process. The accuracy of patients’ medication lists has increased dramatically, preventing harm to patients by decreasing adverse drug events. Caregivers partner with patients to ensure that current, accurate and complete medication lists exist for every patient at every point of care.
Care for patients with diabetes is another area where PHMG offers superior results. The National Committee for Quality Assurance and American Diabetes Association recognizes physicians who use evidence-based measures and provide excellent care to their diabetic patients. Currently, more than 50 PHMG primary-care physicians have received this national recognition.