ANN ARBOR, Mich., March 5, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- IBM Watson
Health™ (NYSE: IBM) today published its 100 Top Hospitals® annual
study identifying top-performing hospitals in the U.S. based on
overall organizational performance. Formerly known as the Truven
Health Analytics® 100 Top Hospitals, this study spotlights the
best-performing hospitals in the U.S. based on a balanced scorecard
of publicly available clinical, operational, and patient
satisfaction metrics and data. It has been conducted annually since
1993.
Overall, the Watson Health 100 Top Hospitals® study found that
the top-performing hospitals in the country achieved better
risk-adjusted outcomes while maintaining both a lower average cost
per beneficiary and higher profit margin than non-winning peer
group hospitals.
Following were the key performance measures on which 100 Top
Hospitals showed the most significant outperformance versus
non-winning peer group hospitals:
- Better Survival Rates: Overall, 100 Top Hospitals
winners achieved survival rates that were 26 percentage points
better than those of peer hospitals.
- Fewer Complications and Infections: Patients at winning
hospitals experienced 13.4 percent fewer complications and 18.7
percent fewer healthcare-associated infections than peer group
hospitals.
- Shorter Length of Stay: Winning hospitals had a median
severity-adjusted length of stay that was nearly one half-day
shorter (0.4) than peers.
- Shorter Emergency Department Wait Times: Overall,
winning hospitals delivered median emergency department wait times
that were 17 minutes shorter than those of peer group
hospitals.
- Lower Inpatient Expenses: Average inpatient costs per
discharge were 7 percent lower (a difference of $460 per discharge) at 100 Top Hospitals versus
peer group hospitals.
- Higher Profit Overall Margins: Winning hospitals
maintained a median operating profit margin that was 10.6
percentage points higher than peer group hospitals.
- Higher Patient Satisfaction: Overall hospital
experience, as measured by the Hospital Consumer Assessment of
Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS), was rated 3.4 percent
higher for winning hospitals than peer group hospitals.
"The country's best hospitals have proven that an unrelenting
focus on quality, supported by constant measurement against peer
performance benchmarks, can drive improved outcomes while reducing
costs and growing profit margins," said Jean Chenoweth, senior vice president, 100 Top
Hospitals Programs, IBM Watson Health. "Congratulations to this
25th anniversary class of 100 Top Hospitals who have
helped raise the bar for healthcare in the U.S. and improve the
healthcare experiences of the people in their communities."
The IBM Watson Health 100 Top Hospitals winners outperformed
peer group hospitals on all 11 clinical and operational performance
benchmarks evaluated in the study: risk-adjusted inpatient
mortality index, risk-adjusted complications index, mean
healthcare-associated infection index, mean 30-day risk-adjusted
mortality rate, mean 30-day risk-adjusted readmission rate,
severity-adjusted length of stay, mean emergency department
throughput, case mix- and wage-adjusted inpatient expense per
discharge, Medicare spend per beneficiary index, adjusted operating
profit margin, and HCAHPS score.
Extrapolating the results of this year's study, if all Medicare
inpatients received the same level of care as those treated in the
award-winning facilities:
- More than 102,000 additional lives could be saved;
- More than 43,000 additional patients could be
complication-free;
- More than $4.4 billion in
inpatient costs could be saved; and
- Approximately 200,000 fewer discharged patients would be
readmitted within 30 days.
In addition to the 100 Top Hospitals, the IBM Watson Health
study also recognizes the 100 Top Hospitals Everest Award winners.
These are hospitals that earned the 100 Top Hospitals designation
and also are among the 100 top for rate of improvement over five
years. This year, there are 13 Everest Award winners.
To conduct the 100 Top Hospitals study, IBM Watson Health
researchers evaluated 2,740 short-term, acute care, non-federal
hospitals. All research was based on the following public data
sets: Medicare cost reports, Medicare Provider Analysis and Review
(MEDPAR) data, and core measures and patient satisfaction data from
the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Hospital
Compare website. Hospitals do not apply for awards, and winners do
not pay to market this honor.
For more information, visit www.100tophospitals.com.
Here are the winning hospitals, by category, with asterisks
indicating the Everest Award winners:
Major Teaching Hospitals
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center – Chicago, IL
Banner - University Medical Center Phoenix – Phoenix, AZ
Banner - University Medical Center South – Tucson, AZ*
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center – Los
Angeles, CA
Mount Sinai Medical Center – Miami Beach,
FL
NorthShore University HealthSystem – Evanston, IL
Northwestern Memorial Hospital – Chicago,
IL
Ochsner Medical Center – New Orleans,
LA
OhioHealth Doctors Hospital – Columbus,
OH
Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center – Hershey, PA
Providence-Providence Park Hospital – Southfield, MI
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St.
Louis – St. Louis, MO
St. Luke's University Hospital - Bethlehem – Bethlehem, PA
UCHealth University of Colorado
Hospital – Aurora, CO
University of Wisconsin Hospital and
Clinics – Madison, WI
Teaching Hospitals
Aspirus Wausau Hospital – Wausau,
WI
Beaumont Hospital - Grosse Pointe
– Grosse Pointe, MI*
Bethesda North Hospital – Cincinnati,
OH
Bryn Mawr Hospital – Bryn Mawr,
PA
BSA Health System – Amarillo,
TX*
Good Samaritan Hospital – Cincinnati,
OH
Kettering Medical Center – Kettering,
OH
Mayo Clinic Hospital – Jacksonville,
FL
Mercy Hospital St. Louis – St. Louis,
MO
Miami Valley Hospital – Dayton,
OH
Mount Carmel St. Ann's – Westerville,
OH*
PIH Health Hospital – Whittier –
Whittier, CA
Riverside Medical Center – Kankakee,
IL
Rose Medical Center – Denver,
CO
Sentara Leigh Hospital – Norfolk,
VA*
Sky Ridge Medical Center – Lone Tree,
CO
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital – Madison – Madison,
WI
St. Luke's Boise Medical Center – Boise,
ID
St. Luke's Hospital – Cedar Rapids,
IA
Sycamore Medical Center – Miamisburg,
OH
The Christ Hospital Health Network – Cincinnati, OH
The Jewish Hospital - Mercy Health – Cincinnati, OH
Cone Health – Greensboro, NC*
UCHealth Poudre Valley Hospital – Fort
Collins, CO
United Regional Health Care System – Wichita Falls, TX
Large Community Hospitals
Advocate Condell Medical Center – Libertyville, IL
Advocate Sherman Hospital – Elgin,
IL*
Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center – Medford, OR
Butler Memorial Hospital – Butler,
PA*
CaroMont Regional Medical Center – Gastonia, NC
Edward Hospital – Naperville,
IL
Hoag Hospital Newport Beach – Newport
Beach, CA
Mease Countryside Hospital – Safety
Harbor, FL
Memorial Hermann Memorial City Medical Center – Houston, TX
Mercy Health - St. Rita's Medical Center – Lima, OH*
Mercy Hospital Oklahoma City – Oklahoma
City, OK*
Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital – Winfield, IL
Rio Grande Regional Hospital – McAllen,
TX
Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla – La
Jolla, CA
Shawnee Mission Medical Center – Shawnee
Mission, KS
St. Clair Hospital – Pittsburgh,
PA
St. David's Medical Center –
Austin, TX
St. Francis Downtown – Greenville,
SC
St. Joseph's Hospital –
Tampa, FL*
St. Vincent Evansville – Evansville,
IN
Medium Community Hospitals
Baylor Scott & White Medical
Center - Round Rock – Round Rock, TX
Blanchard Valley Hospital – Findlay,
OH
Bon Secours St. Francis Hospital – Charleston, SC
Chester County Hospital – West Chester,
PA
Cleveland Clinic Florida – Weston,
FL
Indiana University Health North
Hospital – Carmel, IN
Kalispell Regional Medical Center – Kalispell, MT
Logan Regional Hospital – Logan,
UT
Mercy Health - Clermont Hospital – Batavia, OH
Mercy Medical Center – Cedar Rapids,
IA
Montclair Hospital Medical Center – Montclair, CA
Ochsner Medical Center - Baton
Rouge – Baton Rouge, LA
OhioHealth Dublin Methodist Hospital – Dublin, OH
Saint Alphonsus Medical Center – Nampa – Nampa,
ID
Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical Center – Williamsburg, VA
Sherman Oaks Hospital – Sherman Oaks,
CA
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southwest Fort Worth –
Fort Worth, TX
UCHealth Medical Center of the Rockies – Loveland, CO
West Valley Medical Center – Caldwell,
ID
Wooster Community Hospital – Wooster,
OH
Small Community Hospitals
Cedar City Hospital – Cedar City,
UT
East Liverpool City Hospital – East
Liverpool, OH*
Florida Hospital Wesley Chapel – Wesley
Chapel, FL
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital – Rogersville, TN
Hill Country Memorial Hospital – Fredericksburg, TX
HonorHealth Scottsdale Thompson Peak Medical Center – Scottsdale, AZ
Lakeview Hospital – Bountiful,
UT
Lakeview Hospital – Stillwater,
MN
Lakeview Medical Center – Rice Lake,
WI
Pampa Regional Medical Center – Pampa,
TX
Parkview Huntington Hospital – Huntington, IN
Parkview Noble Hospital – Kendallville,
IN
Saint Luke's South Hospital – Overland
Park, KS
Spectrum Health United Hospital – Greenville, MI
Spectrum Health Zeeland Community Hospital – Zeeland, MI*
Springhill Medical Center – Springhill,
LA
St. Anthony Summit Medical Center – Frisco, CO
St. John Owasso Hospital – Owasso,
OK
St. Vincent Fishers Hospital – Fishers,
IN
Stillwater Medical Center – Stillwater,
OK
About the IBM Watson Health 100 Top Hospitals®
Program
The IBM Watson Health 100 Top Hospitals, formerly the Truven
Health Analytics 100 Top Hospitals, program uses independent and
objective research to analyze hospital and health system
performance. Organizations do not apply or pay for this honor or
pay to promote their award. Award-winning hospitals and health
systems prove that better care is possible and provide an example
for other organizations to follow across the industry. The 100 Top
Hospitals award winners demonstrate top performance on both how
patients are cared for under clinical measures and how the hospital
performs as an efficient business. 100 Top Hospitals is a
registered trademark of Truven Health Analytics, part of the IBM
Watson Health business. Visit 100tophospitals.com for more
information.
About IBM Watson Health
Watson Health is a business unit of IBM that is dedicated to the
development and implementation of cognitive and data-driven
technologies to advance health. Watson Health technologies are
tackling a wide range of the world's biggest healthcare challenges
including cancer, diabetes, drug discovery and more. Learn more at
ibm.com/watson/health.
CONTACTS
Kristi Bond
IBM Watson Health
802-345-8313
Kristi.bond@us.ibm.com
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