Texas Health Southlake Awarded Spine Surgery Certification From The Joint Commission
Texas Health Southlake has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® for Spine Surgery Certification by demonstrating continuous compliance with its performance standards. The Gold Seal is a symbol of quality that reflects a health care organization’s commitment to providing safe and quality patient care.
The certification recognizes health care organizations that provide clinical programs across the continuum of care for spine surgery. The certification evaluates how organizations use clinical outcomes and performance measures to identify opportunities to improve care, as well as to educate and prepare patients and their caregivers for discharge.
Texas Health Southlake underwent a rigorous, unannounced onsite review on March 2, 2020. During the visit, a team of Joint Commission reviewers evaluated compliance with related certification standards including; delivering or facilitating clinical care, supporting self-management, clinical information management and performance measurement.
Joint Commission standards are developed in consultation with health care experts and providers, measurement experts and patients. The reviewers also conducted onsite observations and interviews.
“Spine Surgery Certification recognizes health care organizations committed to fostering continuous quality improvement in patient safety and quality of care,” says Mark Pelletier, RN, MS, chief operating officer, Accreditation and Certification Operations, and chief nursing executive, The Joint Commission. “We commend Texas Health Southlake for using certification to reduce variation in its clinical processes and to strengthen its program structure and management framework for spine surgery patients.”
President of Texas Health Southlake Traci Bernard says, “What I love about being a specialty hospital is that we can put all our energy into the services we offer and give our patients an exceptional experience. We are honored to be awarded with the Spine Surgery Certification. I want to thank our amazing Texas Health Southlake team and spine surgeons for creating an exceptional spine surgery experience for our community.”
A listing of Texas Health Southlake’s services and physicians can be found at TexasHealthSouthlake.com. For more information about the Spine Surgery Certification, please visit The Joint Commission website.
