Columbia HeartSource, an extension of New York City-based Columbia University Irving Medical Center’s department of surgery and division of cardiology, has partnered to create an open-heart surgery accreditation program.
The first-of-its-kind accreditation will set a new standard for excellence in cardiac surgery and enable “superior” patient outcomes through rigorous reviews, according to a Feb. 11 system news release shared with Becker’s. Columbia HeartSource created the program in partnership with Corazon, a national leader in strategic program development for cardiovascular services.
Accreditation has two tiers:
- A basic tier with comprehensive chart reviews by Columbia physicians, program surveys and quarterly quality review.
- An enhanced tier that provides in-depth program standards assessment, uninterrupted [Society of Thoracic Surgeons] data review and continuous quality improvement planning.
“As a premiere institution for heart health, we are honored and eager to share our knowledge and experience with other healthcare systems around the country,” Craig Smith, MD, co-chair of Columbia HeartSource, said in the release. “Cardiac surgery outcomes are some of the most publicly available and tenuous metrics to manage. Our collaboration will help institutions, of all sizes and experiences strengthen their cardiac surgery programs and deliver exceptional care to patients with heart disease.”
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