Thomson Reuters has annouced their 100 Top Hospital award winners.Their study evaluates performance in ten areas: mortality; medical complications; patient safety; average patient stay; expenses; profitability; patient satisfaction; adherence to clinical standards of care; post-discharge mortality; and readmission rates for acute myocardial infarction (heart attack), heart failure, and pneumonia. The study has been conducted annually since 1993.
."This year's 100 Top Hospitals award winners have delivered exemplary results, despite volatility from healthcare reform," said Jean Chenoweth, senior vice president at Thomson Reuters.For the 100 Top Hospitals study, Thomson Reuters researched almost three thousand short-term, acute care, non-federal hospitals. The information all comes from public informationinluding - Medicare cost reports, Medicare Provider Analysis and Review (MedPAR) data, and core measures and patient satisfaction data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Hospital Compare website.
The study concludes that if all Medicare inpatients received the same level of care as those treated in the award-winning facilities:
* Nearly 116,000 additional patients would survive each year.
* More than 197,000 patient complications would be avoided annually.
* Expense per adjusted discharge would drop by $462.
* The average patient stay would decrease by half a day.
For more information, please visit www.100tophospitals.com
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