Sample News Release for Primary Care Medical Home (Hospitals)

Sample News Release for Primary Care Medical Home (Hospitals)

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(NAME OF ORGANIZATION) AWARDED PRIMARY CARE MEDICAL HOME

CERTIFICATION FROM THE JOINT COMMISSION

(CITY, State – Date) – (Name of organization) today announced it has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® for Primary Care Medical Home (PCMH) Certification. The Gold Seal of Approval®is a symbol of quality that reflects an organization’s commitment to meeting certain performance standards and to providing safe and effective patient care. The certification is a special add-on option for Joint Commission-accredited hospitals and critical access hospitals.

(Name of organization) underwent a rigorous onsite survey on (date). During the review, a team of Joint Commission expert surveyors evaluated compliance with standards related to how effectively the primary care clinician and the interdisciplinary team work in partnership with patients to provide comprehensive, coordinated and patient-centered care.

Established in 2013, The Joint Commission’s PCMH Certification, awarded for a three-year period,encourages accredited hospitals and critical access hospitalsto ensure patients receive timely and appropriate treatment. PCMH Certification can potentially result in increased patient satisfaction, improved patient outcomes and reduced overall costs to the health care system.

In addition, PCMH Certification provides hospitals with the processes needed to improve access to care. It also encourages these organizations to focus on educatingpatients and showing them how to self-manage their illness or condition.

“Hospitals that pursue PCMH Certification from The Joint Commission are demonstrating the highest commitment to delivering quality primary care in the hospital setting,” said Mark G. Pelletier, RN, MS, chief operating officer, Division of Accreditation and Certification Operations, The Joint Commission. “I commend (name of organization) for successfully achieving this certification and for its dedication to provide safe care to patients.”

“(Name of organization) is delighted to receive certification from The Joint Commission, the premier healthcare quality improvement and accrediting body in the nation,” added (name, title, organization). “By achieving PCMH Certification, we are operating within a framework to provide better care that is coordinatedand tracked to allowfor an effective interdisciplinary team approach.”

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The Joint Commission

Founded in 1951, The Joint Commission seeks to continuously improve health care for the public, in collaboration with other stakeholders, by evaluating health care organizations and inspiring them to excel in providing safe and effective care of the highest quality and value. The Joint Commission accredits and certifies more than 21,000 health care organizations and programs in the United States. An independent, nonprofit organization, The Joint Commission is the nation’s oldest and largest standards-setting and accrediting body in health care. Learn more about The Joint Commission at

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