CHI Memorial announced that it has received accreditation for cardiac catheterization by Accreditation for Cardiovascular Excellence (ACE), an organization dedicated to ensuring adherence to the highest quality standards for cardiovascular and endovascular care. ACE™ accreditation is a professional review of an organization’s structure, internal processes, patient safety practices, and clinical outcomes to determine if it meets the standards established by experts in cardiac and endovascular care.
“As the region’s leader in cardiac care, we are committed to maintaining the highest standards of quality care”, Diona Brown, vice president, cardiac services, CHI Memorial. “This accreditation is an accomplishment that demonstrates our dedication to providing the highest quality of care for our patients.”
“We congratulate CHI Memorial for seeking and obtaining an ACE cardiac catheterization accreditation,” said Bonnie Weiner, M.D., ACE chief medical officer. “By submitting to a rigorous, independent evaluation, this facility has shown an uncompromising commitment to provide safe, high-quality care.”
ACE is committed to helping facilities that deliver interventional cardiovascular care to provide gold-standard healthcare by measuring the facility’s practices, personnel, processes and outcomes against nationally-accepted best-practice standards. Implemented to supplement existing quality-improvement programs, the ACE outcomes-based accreditation promotes uniform benchmarks, and improves appropriate utilization via an independent, third-party evaluation of facilities and practices.
The ACE evaluation process involves an in-depth independent review of personnel, quality-assurance processes, facility equipment, and outcomes information. All data collected is measured against nationally-accepted standards for the highest-quality cardiovascular care. Facilities that undergo this voluntary and rigorous process demonstrate an exceptional commitment to providing the best possible care to patients.
Only 44 programs in the United States are ACE accredited for cardiac catheterization. CHI Memorial is also ACE accredited for percutaneous coronary intervention.