FAYETTEVILLE – Cape Fear Valley has been named a Premier QUEST Top Performer hospital this year for meeting stringent performance goals under the demonstration project.
Based on year-2 results, the health system received awards for top performance in the following areas:
- Saving Lives
- Safely reducing the cost of patient care
- Delivering the most reliable and effective care
Cape Fear Valley was one of just 76 hospitals nationwide to achieve QUEST Top Performer status this year.
QUEST is a voluntary, three-year project created to incentivize hospitals to increase healthcare quality, while also reducing costs, to prepare for impending changes to the healthcare industry.
It was created by Charlotte-based Premier, a performance improvement alliance of more than 2,400 U.S. hospitals and nearly 70,000 other healthcare facilities working together to achieve high quality, cost-effective care.
More than 150 hospitals nationwide joined QUEST in 2008 to set initial performance goals and then try to meet them annually during the project. Participating hospitals can collaborate and share knowledge with each other to develop best practice methods, which benefits all hospitals.
The federal government will soon begin penalizing poor-performing hospitals by reducing their Medicare insurance reimbursement payments. Higher performing hospitals will receive bonuses. QUEST hospitals consistently outperform other hospitals at a lower cost, benefitting everyone.
About Me
- Cape Fear Valley Health System
- Cape Fear Valley is a 765-bed regional health system serving a six-county region of Southeastern North Carolina, with more than 935,000 patients annually. A private not-for-profit organization and the state’s 9th largest health system, it includes Cape Fear Valley Medical Center, Highsmith-Rainey Specialty Hospital, Cape Fear Valley Rehabilitation Center and Bladen County Hospital.
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