Fort Walton Beach Medical Center recognized for participation in Medicare’s Quality Improvement Project

FMQAI, the Medicare Quality Improvement Organization for Florida, recently presented its Hospital Participation Certificate to Fort Walton Beach Medical Center. Fort Walton Beach Medical Center was one of 61 Florida hospitals receiving the certificate for participation in national projects designed to improve the quality of health care of Medicare beneficiaries.

The participating hospitals were recognized for the initiatives they took to implement quality improvement interventions by using rapid cycle improvement, establishing internal infrastructures for continuous quality improvement and implementing system changes. Fort Walton Beach Medical Center’s Appropriate Care Measure Group focused on measures related to heart attack, heart failure and pneumonia.

“We commend Fort Walton Beach Medical Center’s participation with FMQAI and applaud their dedication to improving the consistency of providing the right care to every person every time,” said Gladys Worlds, FMQAI Hospital Quality Improvement Project Director.

“These efforts demonstrate an improvement in the rate of compliance on clinical measures, which reflects an improvement in the care provided to patients. The lessons learned from their participation will provide valuable information that can be shared statewide with all CMS- participating hospitals. This will allow Florida hospitals to continue to focus on quality improvement.”