Blue Cross/Blue Shield designates Monongahela Valley Hospital as Blue Distinction Center for hip, knee replacement — 5 key notes

The Blue Cross/Blue Shield Association selected Monongahela (Pa.) Valley Hospital as a Blue Distinction Center for Knee and Hip Replacement, according to Westmoreland Times.

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Here are five key notes:

 

1. The Blue Cross/Blue Shield Association awards those facilities that provide expertise and efficiency in delivering specialty care.

 

2. To qualify as a Blue Distinction Center for Knee and Hip Replacement, a center must meet nationally established quality measures for Blue Distinction Centers such as fewer complications and readmissions.

 

3. The Blue Cross/Blue Shield Association has designated less than 400 facilities around the country as Blue Distinction Centers for Knee and Hip Replacement.

 

4. Previously, MVA received The Joint Commission: Disease Specific Certification in the Management of Joint Replacement — Hip and Knee.

 

5. The hospital provides comprehensive inpatient knee and hip replacement services. In 2013, MVA launched The Orthopedic Institute at MVA, a program based on a proven model for hip and knee replacements.

 

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