The Jewish Hospital Designated as Blue Distinction Center for Knee and Hip Replacement
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Cincinnati - Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Ohio has designated The Jewish Hospital as a Blue Distinction Center for Knee and Hip Replacement.
The designation is based on rigorous, clinically meaningful measures established in collaboration with expert physicians and medical organizations recommendations. The goal is to help consumers find healthcare facilities that have demonstrated better overall outcomes - such as fewer medical complications, fewer readmissions and higher survival rates - in the delivery of specialty care.
The selection criteria used to evaluate facilities were developed with input from a panel of expert physicians. To be designated as a Blue Distinction Center for Knee and Hip Replacement, the following types of criteria were evaluated. More information on selection criteria is available on www.bcbs.com:
Established acute care inpatient facility, including intensive care, emergency care, and a full range of patient support services with full accreditation by a CMS-deemed national accreditation organization
Experience and training of program surgeons, including case volume
Quality management programs, including surgical checklists as well as tracking and evaluation of clinical outcomes and process of care
Multi-disciplinary clinical pathways and teams to coordinate and streamline care, including transitions of care
Shared decision making and preoperative patient education.
The Jewish Hospital is Cincinnatis premier knee and hip hospital, performing about 1,000 total joint procedures every year. Jewish Hospital is home to the worlds most advanced operating room for computer-assisted orthopedic surgery and offers
Birmingham Hip Resurfacing, a procedure that preserves bone and joint stability. Jewish Hospital is also the only in the region to perform MAKOplasty, robotic-assisted knee replacement surgery.
The Blue Distinction designation is awarded by the Blue Cross and Blue Shield companies to medical facilities that have demonstrated expertise in delivering quality healthcare in the areas of bariatric surgery, cardiac care, complex and rare cancers, knee and hip replacement, spine surgery and transplants. The program is part of The Blues efforts to collaborate with physicians and medical facilities to improve the overall quality and safety of specialty care.
The Jewish Hospital, founded in 1850, is a 200-bed acute care teaching hospital. Services offered include open-heart surgery, interventional cardiology, the regions only blood and marrow transplant center, emergency, major surgery, Cholesterol & Metabolism Center, bariatric surgery, medical weight loss, mobile mammography and others. The Jewish Hospital is a member of Mercy Health Partners. Learn more at www.jewishhospitalcincinnati.com.
Mercy Health Partners is a comprehensive healthcare network with care-delivery sites throughout Greater Cincinnati. Mercy encompasses six award-winning hospitals, eight senior living communities, primary care practices, imaging/diagnostic centers, social service agencies, urgent care centers, health and wellness centers, weight loss management and a variety of outreach and ambulatory centers. To learn more visit www.e-mercy.com.
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