Comprehensive Clinical Performance Measurement, Reporting Solution Unveiled

SOUTH BEND, Ind., July 6, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — To aid hospitals in complying
with new and evolving regulatory reporting requirements while still prioritizing
areas for overall improvement, Press Ganey has unveiled Quality Performer(SM).
This comprehensive clinical performance measurement and reporting solution
supports hospitals’ regulatory compliance and quality monitoring needs.

Quality Performer couples data collection functionality with a comprehensive set
of reporting and analytical tools. It also includes consultative support
services to help client hospitals better understand their performance and more
precisely identify opportunities for improvement.

“Press Ganey has brought together sophisticated quality measures data
collection, validation, submission and analysis tools in this new, integrated
core measures solution,” said Robert Draughon, CEO of Press Ganey. “Hospitals
have a growing number of regulations to adhere to, and this solution provides a
more efficient alternative for meeting reporting requirements and performance
improvement initiatives. In addition, the Quality Performer tool gives clients
resources to identify areas for improvement and superior support to help
implement improvement plans.”

Key features of Quality Performer include:

# A live database and concurrent abstraction to manage core measures performance
in real-time to improve clinical care processes while patients are still in
the hospital.
# Modules covering both The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)and
The Joint Commission’s Inpatient Measures, Outpatient Measures, Hospital
eMeasures, Behavioral Health Measures, and the American Heart Association’s
Get with the Guidelines®, as well as multiple state initiatives.
# New core measure sets (venous thromboembolism [VTE], emergency department,
preventative immunization).
# Training and support from dedicated quality performance managers. These
subject matter experts have an unrivaled understanding of the complexities and
nuances of the reporting environment and accountability imperatives.
# Clinician-level reporting to build trust with physicians and align performance
across the hospital.
# Multi-facility analysis for facility-to-facility comparisons and
system-specific comparisons across one of the largest comparative databases in
the country.

For more information on Quality Performer, visit

http://www.pressganey.com/qualityperformer

Press Ganey Associates, Inc.

Recognized as a leader in performance improvement for 25 years, Press Ganey
partners with more than 10,000 health care organizations to create and sustain
high performing organizations, and, ultimately, improve the overall health care
experience. The company offers a comprehensive portfolio of solutions to help
clients operate efficiently, improve quality, increase market share and optimize
reimbursement. Press Ganey works with clients from across the continuum of care
- hospitals, medical practices, home care agencies and other providers -
including 50% of all U.S. hospitals. For more information, visit
www.pressganey.com.

SOURCE Press Ganey Associates, Inc.