The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Safety recently published an analysis of hospitals enrolled in our Door-to-Balloon (D2B) Alliance for Quality to determine why hospitals enroll in quality improvement initiatives. The findings: Hospitals that enrolled in the D2B Alliance were significantly more likely to be larger, nonprofit teaching hospitals. Improving quality and “doing the right thing” were commonly reported reasons for enrolling, but hospitals also reported improving market share, meeting regulatory and accreditation requirements, and enhancing reputation as primary reasons for joining.

This is important and instructional research to help us design future quality improvement initiatives. The findings from this incredibly successful initiative are just beginning to roll out. We’ll have what I think will be powerful data on the success of the program coming this spring.