Franciscan St. Anthony Health Receives Chest Pain Center Accreditation

Congratulations to Franciscan St. Anthony Health in Michigan City, Indiana on becoming an Accredited Chest Pain Center.  This is the result of the hard work and dedication of our partners at St. Anthony Health.

Benefits of Accreditation:
• Financial benefits are twofold: Increased volume leads to increased revenue; and Medicare payments to accredited hospitals are maintained due to appropriate patient status placement.
• Accreditation is associated with better performance of CMS core measures for the ACS and HF patient.
• Establishes facilities' commitment to higher standards and gives them a competitive edge
• Provides processes for timely and accurate diagnosis and treatment
• Defines risk stratification to ensure appropriate placement of patients based on clinical presentation and initial response to treatment
• Reduces the liability of missed heart attacks through a consistent approach to risk stratification of the ACS patient
• Integrating EMS reduces D2B times
• Streamlines cross-departmental processes and creates a team approach to treatment
• Helps facilities identify gaps, measure results, and revise current processes
• Collects metrics to ensure that processes meet clinical and financial goals
• Decreases length of stay and improves the bottom line
• Avoids costs of frequent HF readmissions
• Helps facilities avoid Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) issues by developing a plan to link quality patient care with RAC strategies, including improved documentation, better risk stratification, and improved processes.