Selecting A Hospital
Preferred Choices PPO is committed to ensuring that our members
receive quality health care services. As part of our commitment,
we also want to provide our members with information to help them
make informed decisions about their health care.
Verifying Hospital Accreditation
Hospital Care
2003 Michigan Hosptial Association Report
20032 Hospital
Patient Safety Report
Additional Links
Verifying Hospital Accreditation
To ensure that our members have access to quality-based hospitals,
Preferred Choices PPO requires that all participating hospitals
attain accreditation through the Joint Commission on Accreditation
of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) or the American Osteopathic
Association (AOA).
Preferred Choices PPO carefully evaluates the credentials of all
participating hospitals at least once every three years for conformity
with Preferred Choices participation standards.
Hospitals are required to:
- Be in good standing with State and Federal regulatory organizations(
JCAHO, AOA)
- Undergo facility review (if not in good standing with State
and Federal regulatory organizations)
- Implement recommendations for process improvements
- Participate in the adoption of recognized patient safety guidelines
and standards
Preferred Choices PPO encourages all consumers to become better
educated about how hospitals meet accreditation standards, including
what is required in the accreditation process.
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Hospital Care
Preferred Choices PPO encourages you to take an active role in
seeking information about the hospital(s) at which your physician
or specialist has admitting privileges. Before you are admitted,
it is important to learn information about the facility. We encourage
you to call the facility with questions such as:
- When did the hospital participate in an accreditation process
by a hospital review board?
- What accreditation status did it achieve? And when? (Joint
Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO),
Michigan Health and Hospital Association (MHA), etc.)
- Does the hospital have any information regarding consumer satisfaction?
- What is the hospital's experience in providing treatment for
conditions similar to yours?
- You may also want to consider facility experiences of family
and friends.
By obtaining answers to these and other important quality concerns,
you can make sure that the hospital care you receive is right for
you
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2003 Michigan Hosptial Association Report
Click
here to view the 2003 report on Michigan Hosptials from the
Michigan Hospital Association. This report provides consumers
with performance data supplied by Michigan hospitals, including
hospital mortality rates.
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Additional Links
Use these links to locate additional quality and performance information
on hospitals, including annual reports and consumer satisfaction
ratings.
Michigan Hospital
Association
American
Hospital Association
Joint
Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
Healthgrades
Leapfrog
Group
Michigan
Health and Safety Coalition
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