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CHRISTUS Health Quality Report -
Credentials
Hospital
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The Joint Commission is an independent, not-for-profit organization that evaluates and accredits more than 16,000 health care organizations and programs in the United States. The Joint Commission is recognized nationwide as a symbol of quality that reflects an organization’s commitment to meeting certain performance standards. |
To earn and maintain accreditation, an organization must undergo an on-site survey by a Joint Commission team at least every three years. For more information about Joint Commission accreditation, visit their Web site, www.jointcommission.org . |
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Security
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The Cybertrust seal indicates that CHRISTUS Health is in Compliance with HIPAA regulations according to the standard essential practices |
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Physician
Board certification, or the international equivalent, means that doctors have completed the amount of training that a specialty board requires. These physicians have practiced for a specified period of time and passed rigorous written and oral exams. Board certification is generally accepted as a strong indicator of a physician’s competence and experience. To learn more about physician credentials, visit the Louisiana Board of Medicine website.
Experience
When it comes to treating a particular disease, nothing can equal experience. Studies show that physicians/hospitals that treat a high number of patients for a particular disease and perform large numbers of procedures/surgeries to treat it, have better results.
According to a report published in the Annals of Internal Medicine (September 17, 2002), the majority of studies find a lower patient mortality rate for a given procedure when the hospital or physician has a high volume of experience performing that procedure. So be sure to ask health care providers how much care they provide and how much experience they have with the procedure or service you are researching.
A number of independent organizations in the country make it their job to assess and rate quality in health care. To learn how CHRISTUS Health measures up for experience and quality, visit one of these sites:
A number of independent organizations in the country make it their job to assess and rate quality in health care. To learn how CHRISTUS Health measures up for experience and quality, visit one of these sites:
www.qualitycheck.org
www.hospitalcompare.hhs.gov
