Moses Taylor Hospital Measures Up To National Quality Improvement Goals
As consumer-oriented quality reports become more widely available, patients can see how Moses Taylor Hospital (MTH) measures up against national and statewide quality indicators. MTH submits performance-based core measures to three quality data sources:
• American Hospital Association (AHA)
• Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO)
• Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
These sources measure how MTH compares to other similar hospitals in the treatment of Acute Myocardial Infarction, Heart Failure, Pneumonia Care and Surgical Infection Prevention. JCAHO also measures Pregnancy and related conditions.
Moses Taylor Hospital also reports on 49 code-based conditions and diagnosis-related groups (DRGs) to the Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council (PHC4). PHC4 has created a tool to examine hospital performance in specific treatment categories.
Online Sources for Consumer-Oriented Quality Reports
The following websites list hospital-specific information on quality measures:
Pennsylvania Health Care Quality Alliance
www.phcqa.org
Hospital Compare
www.hospitalcompare.hhs.gov
The Joint Commission, ORYX
www.qualitycheck.org/consumer/searchQCR.aspx
American Hospital Association, Hospital Quality Alliance
www.hospitalqualityalliance.org
Home Health
www.medicare.gov/HomeHealthCompare
Questions? Contact Us
Ed Roman
Chief Information Officer/Chief Privacy Officer
Moses Taylor Hospital
700 Quincy Avenue
Scranton, PA 18510-1798
570-340-2181
eroman@mth.org
Sandy Osieski
Director of Marketing & Communications
Moses Taylor Hospital
700 Quincy Avenue
Scranton, PA 18510-1798
570-340-2570
sosieski@mth.org