What are Core Measures?

Core measures show how often a hospital provides recommended treatments for patients with certain medical conditions or surgical procedures. These core process measures are based on scientific evidence about treatments that are known to achieve the best results.

Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center regularly monitors and reports data on these process measures to state and national organizations, including The Joint Commission and The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). CMS reports the results for how often hospitals use the recommended standards of care in the areas of heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia and surgical infection. Read our Joint Commission Quality Report.

Marks of Excellence

• Heart Attack:
  • Heart Center Receives Recognition for Treatment of Heart Attack Patients 
  • Joint Commission Certification for Acute Myocardial Infarction
  • Accredited Chest Pain Center
• Heart Failure:
  • Joint Commission Certification for Heart Failure
• Pneumonia:
  • Wake Forest Baptist is among the nation’s top 50 services for respiratory disorders according to U.S. News & World Report rankings (2009).
• Surgery:
  • American Society of Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence
  • Society of Thoracic Surgeons 3-Star Top Rating