Quality and Safety

With patient lives at stake, every physician, nurse and employee at Henry Ford Health works to uphold the highest standards of quality and safety. Our goal is to be the safest healthcare system in the nation, and we make a dedicated effort to reach that goal every day. We are constantly monitoring our performance data so that we can identify areas for improvement and put measures into place to keep our patients and staff free from harm.

How we perform

Henry Ford Health tracks numerous quality metrics, which reflect important measures for the six domains of the Institute of Medicine’s (IOM) principles of quality: Safe, Timely, Effective, Efficient, Equitable and Patient Centered.

Key targets include:

• Hospital Acquired Conditions (HAC) as defined by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
• Reduction of readmissions
• Excellence in Core Measures (including the newer core measures of Sepsis, Perinatal, Behavioral, Flu Immunization and Stroke)
• Diversity metrics including documentation of race, ethnicity and language
• Documentation of Advance Directives

For the quality performance reports for specific Henry Ford Hospitals, visit Hospital Compare.

Quality comparison databases

Information at the links below can help you, your healthcare provider, family and friends compare the quality of care provided in the hospitals that agree to submit data on the quality of certain services they provide for certain conditions. This quality information not only helps you make good decisions about your healthcare, but also encourages hospitals to improve the quality of healthcare they provide.

• U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services Hospital Compare
• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
• The Leapfrog Group Compare