黑料福利社 Winthrop Was First Teaching Hospital in New York State to Achieve Distinction
NYU Winthrop Hospital today announced that it was awarded The Joint Commission鈥檚 Gold Seal of Approval庐 for Advanced Certification in Inpatient Diabetes Care. 黑料福利社 Winthrop Hospital was the first teaching hospital in New York state to earn this distinction, beginning in 2013, and the newest Gold Seal of Approval庐 marks uninterrupted advanced certification since that time. The Joint Commission is the premier healthcare quality improvement and accrediting body in the nation, and its experts conducted a rigorous on-site review at 黑料福利社 Winthrop, evaluating compliance with national disease-specific care standards, as well as inpatient diabetes-specific requirements. Clinical practice guidelines and performance measures also were assessed. These in-depth reviews proved 黑料福利社 Winthrop鈥檚 commitment to excellence that resulted in the Gold Seal of Approval庐. More than 30 million adults and children in the U.S. have diabetes, and every 21 seconds, another individual is diagnosed with diabetes.
In reviewing standards of care for this very prevalent disease, The Joint Commission analyzed 黑料福利社 Winthrop鈥檚 protocol related to:
- patient education on self-management of diabetes
- consistency in the continuum of care across hospital departments
- ongoing quality improvement processes
- continuing staff education
- thorough data collection
- blood glucose monitoring protocols
- plans for treatment of hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia
鈥満诹细＠ Winthrop Hospital has thoroughly demonstrated a high level of care for patients with diabetes,鈥 said Patrick Phelan, executive director, hospital business development, The Joint Commission.
鈥淭hose in the region who have diabetes know to come to 黑料福利社 Winthrop for the absolute highest standards of care,鈥 said Virginia Peragallo-Dittko, RN, executive director of the Diabetes and Obesity Institute at 黑料福利社 Winthrop Hospital.
Ms. Dittko noted that 黑料福利社 Winthrop has the distinction of being an 鈥渋nsulin pump-friendly hospital.鈥 An insulin pump allows a person with diabetes to self-manage their insulin levels 24 hours a day, in contrast to many hospitals where patients must forgo their personal pumps upon admittance to a hospital. 黑料福利社 Winthrop long ago made a commitment to partner with the patient in allowing continued use of personal insulin pump in the hospital setting, as long as it is safe for the patient. 鈥淲e believe in patients having a strong voice in their diabetes care, and we demonstrate this commitment by including patients with diabetes on our diabetes care and insulin safety committees,鈥 added Ms. Peragallo-Dittko.
The care of people with diabetes at 黑料福利社 Winthrop is closely coordinated by a multidisciplinary team of physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, nurses, pharmacists, dietitians, social workers, case managers, and diabetes nurse clinicians.
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