University Hospitals Case Medical Center Only Cleveland Hospital Ranked in Major Teaching Hospitals Category of Thomson Reuters 100 Top Hospitals
University Hospitals Case Medical Center is the only Cleveland hospital ranked in the major teaching hospitals category of the recently released Thomson Reuters 100 Top Hospitals National Benchmarks study. Released by the Healthcare business of Thomson Reuters, the annual study identifies the top 100 U.S. hospitals based on their overall organizational performance.
The study is based on performance in nine areas: mortality, medical complications, patient safety, average length of stay, expenses, profitability, cash-to-debt ratio, patient satisfaction, and adherence to clinical standards of care. The study has been conducted annually since 1993.
In a news release issued by the firm, Jean Chenoweth, senior vice president for performance improvement and 100 Top Hospitals programs at Thomson Reuters, said "The 100 Top Hospitals winners raised the bar again this year, delivering a higher level of reliable care and greater value for their communities and payers."
To conduct the 100 Top Hospitals study, Thomson Reuters researchers evaluated 3,000 short-term, acute care, non-federal hospitals. They used public information -- 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 Hospital Compare data set.
If all Medicare inpatients received the same level of care as patients treated in the winning hospitals:
More than 107,500 additional patients would survive each year.
Nearly 132,000 patient complications would be avoided annually.
Expenses would decline by $5.9 billion a year.
The average patient stay would decrease by nearly half a day.
The hospitals in the Major Teaching Hospitals category are:
- St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center -- Phoenix, AZ
- University Medical Center --Tucson, AZ
- Northwestern Memorial Hospital -- Chicago, IL
- NorthShore University HealthSystem -- Evanston, IL
- Advocate Lutheran General Hospital -- Park Ridge, IL
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center -- Boston, MA
- University of Michigan Hospitals & Health Centers -- Ann Arbor, MI
- Providence Hospital and Medical Center -- Southfield, MI
- Mayo Clinic - Saint Mary’s Hospital -- Rochester, MN
- Duke University Hospital -- Durham, NC
- University Hospitals Case Medical Center -- Cleveland, OH
- The Western Pennsylvania Hospital -- Pittsburgh, PA
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center -- Nashville, TN
- Scott and White Memorial Hospital -- Temple, TX
- University of Virginia Medical Center -- Charlottesville, VA
In addition to the Major Teaching Hospitals category, the other categories are Teaching Hospitals; Large Community Hospitals; Medium Community Hospitals, and Small Community Hospitals.
Thomson Reuters, headquartered in New York, provides analysis and information for businesses and professionals. Thomson Reuters’ news release about the study is available at this link: http://provider.thomsonhealthcare.com/News/view/?id=2165
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