The Joint Commission, in conjunction with The American Heart Association, recently recognized Porter Regional Hospital with Advanced Certification in Heart Failure. Achievement of this certification signifies an organization’s dedication to fostering better outcomes for patients in its heart failure program. Porter Regional Hospital’s Advanced Certification in Heart Failure has demonstrated that their services have met critical elements of performance to achieve long-term success in improving outcomes for patients diagnosed with and being treated for heart failure.
Porter Regional Hospital underwent a rigorous on-site review in September 2013. A Joint Commission expert evaluated Porter Regional Hospital’s compliance with the requirements for The Joint Commission’s Disease-Specific Care Certification program as well as heart failure-specific requirements, such as collecting Joint Commission core measure data and using it for performance improvement activities.
