Premiere HIIN Award for Excellence in Patient Safety
8/27/2019
Medical Center Enterprise Receives Premier HIIN Award for Excellence in Patient Safety Across the Board
Enterprise, AL- Medical Center Enterprise has been recognized by Premier Inc. as a recipient of the Premier Hospital Improvement Innovation Network (HIIN) Excellence in Patient Safety Across the Board Award. This award recognizes Medical Center Enterprise’s commitment and execution, from the C- suite to the bedside, to creating a culture of patient safety and for delivery of high quality, safe, reliable care and services to the patients they serve.
Premier is one of 16 HIIN’s for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) national Partnership for Patients initiative. The Premier HIIN is working collaboratively with 496 hospitals in 40 states, using a Safety Across the Board (SAB) approach, to improve the quality and safety of care, reduce preventable harm across 13 topic areas, enhance patient and family engagement and the culture of safety.
As a member of Premier’s HIIN, Medical Center Enterprise was one of 27 hospitals to receive the Premier HIIN Excellence in Patient SAB Award and to be recognized at the annual Breakthroughs Conference and Exhibition in Nashville, TN. To be eligible for the award, hospitals had to demonstrate both exceptional performance and participation in the Premier HIIN program.
“Participation in this initiative reinforces our commitment to reliably deliver the best care experience to our community,” said Suzanne Woods, CEO. “We’re proud to receive the Premier HIIN Award as we continue down our path of reducing hospital acquired conditions and readmissions.”
“Medical Center Enterprise is a prime example of performance improvement in healthcare,” said Roshni Ghosh M.D., vice president of government services, chief medical information officer, Premier. “Through commitment, transparency, trust and engagement they are collaborating with peers to create a culture of safe, reliable and coordinated care. We are constantly amazed by these accomplishments. Premier congratulates everyone at Medical Center Enterprise for their hard work and tremendous achievements.”
About Premier Inc.
Premier Inc. is a leading healthcare improvement company, uniting an alliance of approximately 3,900 U.S. hospitals and more than 150,000 other provider organizations. With integrated data and analytics, collaboratives, supply chain solutions, and advisory and other services, Premier enables better care and outcomes at a lower cost. Please visit Premier’s news and investor sites on www.premierinc.com.
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