JCAHO wants to add core measures to ORYX
The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations in Oakbrook Terrace, IL, issued a statement in November saying the Board of Commissioners had approved 12 acute care focus areas for the identification of core performance measures.
The priority measurement areas were recommended by the Advisory Council on Perform ance Measurement. The document stated the next stage of ORYX will be built on these initial core measurement priority focus areas:
• Adverse drug reactions
• Acute myocardial infarction
• Antibiotic use
• Breast cancer
• Congestive heart failure
• Depression
• Diabetes
• Equipment failure
• Maternal/newborn
• Medication errors
• Pain management
• Pneumonia
Ten focus areas for long-term care were approved as well:
• Activities of daily living
• Cognitive impairment
• Decubitus ulcers
• Depression
• Diabetes
• Falls
• Incontinence
• Indwelling catheters
• Medication errors
• Restraint and seclusion
The Joint Commission issued a national call for performance measures in those areas with a deadline of about three weeks from the original notice. Julia Roberts, Joint Commission media relations manager, says 43 organizations submitted a total of 539 potential hospital core performance measures. Twenty-seven organizations submitted a total of 160 potential long-term care core performance measures. Core measures will be selected from among the submitted measures and from the thousands of measures catalogued in the Joint Commission’s ORYX database.
[Editor’s note: For more information on matters pertaining to ORYX, call the ORYX information line at (630) 792-5085. There you can access a list of the requirements by accreditation program, a list of performance measurement systems, or help with selecting measures, including 20% calculations. You also can speak with a staff member. Documents will be faxed to you if you press "4," or e-mailed if you send e-mail requests to [email protected]. Include your name, organization, and phone number. The Joint Commission’s Web site also contains ORYX information. Go to http://www.jcaho.org/perfmeas/oryx/2nextev.htm for "The Next Evolution in Joint Commission Accreditation."]
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