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100 Top Best in Value(TM) Hospitals
Posted by Editor in Data Advantage, Findings, For Consumers, Healthcare Financing, Healthcare News, Healthcare Policy, Healthcare Reform, Index News, Value-Based Purchasing on October 12th, 2009
Hospital Value Index: Top 100 Best in Value ™ Hospitals Released
100 Top Best in Value(TM) Hospitals
Hospitals in New York, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Alabama and North Carolina cited the most
(NASHVILLE, Tenn.) ‐ Data Advantage, LLC announced today the Top 100 Hospital: Best in Value Hospitals™ list from the 2009‐2010 Hospital Value Index™, the first and only national study on U.S. hospitals and the value of care they provide.
The hospitals in the Top 100 list represent nearly every state in the U.S. The states with the most hospitals achieving Top 100 Best in Value™ recognition were: New York, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Alabama and North Carolina.
“These are the hospitals that set the bar for the nation when it comes to value. If every hospital performed at the level of the Top 100, we found that more than $60 billion per year could be saved,” said Hal Andrews, CEO of Data Advantage.
“The Hospital Value Index™ winners are a geographically diverse group of hospitals that have a proven ability to deliver high value care to their communities and represent a model of care that other U.S. hospitals should look to,” added Andrews. “As legislators consider health reform, we believe that it will be increasingly important to recognize and reward those hospitals that deliver outstanding value.”
These results are part of the findings from the 2009‐2010 Hospital Value Index™ study, an analysis of the value of care provided at more than 4,500 U.S. hospitals. As part of the release, Data Advantage is inviting hospitals and healthcare leaders to participate in the Voices of Value™ Summit, which will take place in Chicago December 7‐9. Industry leaders will convene at the Westin Chicago River North and discuss topics such as value, affordability, efficiency and patient satisfaction.
In alphabetical order, the Top 100 list of hospitals from the 2009‐2010 Hospital Value Index™ study is:
• Alegent Health Immanuel Medical Center (Omaha, NE)
• Alegent Health Mercy Hospital (Council Bluffs, IA)
• Alegent Health Midlands Hospital (Papillion, NE)
• Alleghany Regional Hospital (Low Moor, VA)
• Arnot Ogden Medical Center (Elmira, NY)
• Berkshire Medical Center (Pittsfield, MA)
• Bertrand Chaffee Hospital (Springville, NY)
• Billings Clinic (Billings, MT)
• Bon Secours ‐Memorial Regional Medical (Mechanicsville, VA)
• Butler Memorial Hospital (Butler, PA)
• Carolinas Med Center‐Mercy (Charlotte, NC)
• Carolinas Med Center‐University (Charlotte, NC)
• Carolinas Medical Center‐Northeast (Concord, NC)
• Centra Health (Lynchburg, VA)
• Chelsea Community Hospital (Chelsea, MI)
• Citizens Medical Center (Victoria, TX)
• Clinch Valley Medical Center (Richlands, VA)
• Cobleskill Regional Hospital (Cobleskill, NY)
• Community Medical Center (Toms River, NJ)
• Connally Memorial Medical Center (Floresville, TX)
• Cullman Regional Medical Center (Cullman, AL)
• Dixie Regional Medical Center (Saint George, UT)
• Dubois Regional Medical Center (Du Bois, PA)
• Flowers Hospital (Dothan, AL)
• Forsyth Memorial Hospital (Winston Salem, NC)
• Fort Madison Community Hospital (Fort Madison, IA)
• Gaston Memorial Hospital (Gastonia, NC)
• Graham Regional Medical Center (Graham, TX)
• Greenbrier Valley Medical Center (Ronceverte, WV)
• Hamilton General Hospital (Hamilton, TX)
• Heart Hospital of Lafayette (Lafayette, LA)
• Heartland Regional Medical Center (Saint Joseph, MO)
• Henry Ford Macomb Hospital (Clinton Township, MI)
• Heritage Valley Sewickley (Sewickley, PA)
• Holland Community Hospital (Holland, MI)
• Integris Mayes County Medical Center (Pryor, OK)
• Jackson Purchase Medical Center (Mayfield, KY)
• Jefferson Regional Medical Center (Crystal City, MO)
• Kettering Medical Center (Dayton, OH)
• Kettering Medical Center –Sycamore (Miamisburg, OH)
• Lakeside Memorial Hospital (Brockport, NY)
• Lakeview Med Center (Rice Lake, WI)
• McCullough‐Hyde Memorial Hospital (Oxford, OH)
• Meadowview Regional Medical Center (Maysville, KY)
• Medical Center Enterprise (Enterprise, AL)
• Memorial Regional Hospital (Hollywood, FL)
• Mercy Health Partners Hackley Campus (Muskegon, MI)
• Mercy Health Partners‐ Mercy Campus (Muskegon, MI)
• Mercy Medical Center (Des Moines, IA)
• Mercy Medical Center‐Dubuque (Dubuque, IA)
• Methodist Medical Center of Illinois (Peoria, IL)
• Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge (Oak Ridge, TN)
• Minden Medical Center (Minden, LA)
• Monroe County Hospital (Monroeville, AL)
• Montgomery Regional Hospital (Blacksburg, VA)
• Mount St. Mary’s Hospital and Health Center (Lewiston, NY)
• Nebraska Heart Hospital (Lincoln, NE)
• Northwest Medical Center (Winfield, AL)
• Oklahoma Heart Hospital (Oklahoma City, OK)
• Owatonna Hospital (Owatonna, MN)
• Paradise Valley Hospital (National City, CA)
• Parkway Medical Center (Decatur, AL)
• Presbyterian Hospital Huntersville (Huntersville, NC)
• Redmond Regional Medical Center (Rome, GA)
• Reid Hospital & Health Care Services (Richmond, IN)
• Rochester General Hospital (Rochester, NY)
• Saint Joseph Hospital (London, KY)
• Saint Joseph Mercy Saline Hospital (Saline, MI)
• Saint Vincent Health Center (Erie, PA)
• Saint Vincent Hospital (Worcester, MA)
• Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center (Mattoon, IL)
• Spectrum Health United Memorial ‐United Campus (Greenville, MI)
• St. Alexius Medical Center (Bismarck, ND)
• St. Anthony Hospital (Oklahoma City, OK)
• St. Anthony Regional Hospital (Carroll, IA)
• St. Charles Hospital (Port Jefferson, NY)
• St. Francis Health Center (Topeka, KS)
• St. Joseph Health Center (Warren, OH)
• St Josephs Hospital (Chippewa Falls, WI)
• St. Josephs Mercy Health Center (Hot Springs, AR)
• St. Luke’s Regional Medical Center (Sioux City, IA)
• St. Mary’s Health Center (Jefferson City, MO)
• St. Mary’s Hospital at Amsterdam (Amsterdam, NY)
• St. Vincent Healthcare (Billings, MT)
• Tawas St. Joseph Hospital (Tawas City, MI)
• Thomasville Medical Center (Thomasville, NC)
• Trinity Hospitals (Minot, ND)
• United Hospital Center (Clarksburg, WV)
• Unity Hospital of Rochester (Rochester, NY)
• UPMC McKeesport (McKeesport, PA)
• UPMC Northwest (Seneca, PA)
• UPMC Passavant (Pittsburgh, PA)
• Venice Regional Medical Center (Venice, FL)
• Walker Baptist Medical Center (Jasper, AL)
• Wesley Medical Center (Hattiesburg, MS)
• West Anaheim Medical Center (Anaheim, CA)
• Western Baptist Hospital (Paducah, KY)
• Wheeling Hospital (Wheeling, WV)
• White River Medical Center (Batesville, AR)
• Williamsport Hospital Medical Center (Williamsport, PA)
2009-2010 Hospital Value Index™ Releases Top Markets
Posted by Editor in Data Advantage, Findings, For Consumers, Healthcare News on August 26th, 2009
STUDY REVEALS U.S. MARKETS WITH THE BEST VALUE OF CARE
Hospitals in smaller markets deliver better value than hospitals in large urban areas
2009-2010 Hospital Value Index™ Release Top Markets
Hospitals in smaller markets deliver better value than hospitals in large urban areas
Want to be sure you are spending your healthcare dollars wisely? Fortunately, the latest version of the Hospital Value Index reveals that informed healthcare consumers can find high-value healthcare in every corner of the United States.
In fact, the study of more than 4,500 U.S. hospitals finds communities with hospitals with fewer than 300 beds consistently rank among those with the best value in the nation, according to Hal Andrews, CEO of Data Advantage, the company behind the Hospital Value Index.
“Our findings show that the best value of care often exists in smaller markets where patients access community-based hospitals, not just in large academic medical centers,” said Andrews. “For consumers, it is encouraging to know that the healthcare providers in communities like Dothan, Alabama, Billings, Montana or Dubuque, Iowa deliver some of the best value in the nation.”
These findings are among a number of interesting results in the 2009-2010 Hospital Value Index, the most comprehensive and current examination of the value of hospital care available today.
Communities with hospitals delivering America`s best value of hospital care include:
* Dothan, Alabama
* Minden, Louisiana
* Tawas City, Michigan
* Clarksburg, West Virginia
* Billings, Montana
* Dubuque, Iowa
* Charlotte, North Carolina
* Amsterdam, New York
* Bangor, Maine
* Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
“In light of the ongoing discussion of healthcare reform in Washington, D.C., we were curious to identify markets where value is easy to find, as well as markets where value is a precious commodity,” said John Morrow, one of the authors of the study. “We were surprised to find that California has only two hospitals among the top 100 Best in Value hospitals. In contrast, states as diverse as New York, Alabama and Iowa each have at least six hospitals in the top 100.”
The latest study from the Hospital Value Index used the most current and comprehensive set of publicly available data, including Hospital Compare data released in July 2009, to survey more than 4,500 U.S. hospitals to discover where patients can find the best value of care in their community. The Hospital Value Index researchers analyzed a variety of public data on hospital quality, price, efficiency, and patient satisfaction for the study.
“The Hospital Value Index includes more data points from more hospitals than any other study,” said Morrow. “As a result, our findings point us to a broader spectrum of markets that will help consumers and might help reformers in D.C. better understand the healthcare delivery system.”
Data Advantage will release the complete 2009-2010 Hospital Value Index results on September 15 in Washington, D.C. For more information on the Hospital Value Index findings, please visit www.HospitalValueIndex.com.
Hospital Value Index™
Posted by Editor in Data Advantage, For Consumers, Healthcare News, Healthcare Policy, Healthcare Reform on June 5th, 2009
The Data Advantage Hospital Value Index™ is the first comprehensive scorecard measuring the relative value of care provided by U.S. hospitals. This new measure studied more than 1,500 general acute-care hospitals in America’s 100 largest cities, serving approximately 180 million consumers.
This new measure, the Data Advantage Hospital Value Index™ , was developed in anticipation of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Value-Based Purchasing initiative, which will financially reward a hospital based on the value of its care beginning next year. It also recognizes the growing influence of consumers shopping for the best hospital values in their communities.
The Hospital Value Index™ defines a hospital’s value by its success in four critical areas:
- Quality of its care, including core processes and patient safety;
- Efficiency of its care and affordability, including the prices it charges;
- Experience encountered by its patients as measured by patient satisfaction; and
- Comprehensive reputation of a hospital as measured by local public perception.
For a complete list of findings, market-by-market hospital scores, and more information on the Hospital Value Index™, please visit www.hospitalvalueindex.com.
Your Healthcare Data Resource
Posted by Editor in Data Advantage, For Consumers, Healthcare Policy, Healthcare Reform on June 2nd, 2009
Data Advantage provides Business Intelligence for Healthcare™ to healthcare executives, clinicians, suppliers, consultants and analysts. Whether your organization needs to increase revenue, manage costs, compete more effectively or gather evidence to implement organizational change, Data Advantage provides the information to support their complex decisions.
Since 1992, thousands of customers have relied on Data Advantage to provide independent, transparent and objective business intelligence to make the right decision every time. Whether you need one-step access to public benchmarking data or want to compare your hospital’s performance against our proprietary database, Data Advantage is the source.
Gain a competitive advantage – use Data Advantage’s Business Intelligence for Healthcare™ to improve your performance.
The Data Advantage Difference
Posted by Editor in Data Advantage, For Consumers, Healthcare Policy, Healthcare Reform on May 31st, 2009
If you need Business Intelligence for Healthcare™, you need Data Advantage. From standard benchmarking and physician profiling to custom reports and databases, we guarantee fast, accurate results to help you meet your organizations goals.
Benchmarking (DataView MB)
DataView MB enables you to measure your organization’s performance against the competition – and identify opportunities to improve your business.
Planning and Marketing (DataView P2)
DataView Planning 2.0’s combines the latest geo-spatial analysis tools with demographic and psychographic data to provide healthcare marketing intelligence.
Clinical Resource Management (DataView IP)
DataView IP allows you to analyze hospital financial and clinical performance and physician practice patterns to identify resource management and cost-savings opportunities.
Quality Measures (DataView QP)
DataView Quality Performance allows you to evaluate quality and safety performance using our abstraction tools designed by nurses, for nurses.
Custom Data
In addition to our standard data products and services, Data Advantage will create customized reports to address your unique data needs.
Hospital Value Index™
The Hospital Value Index™ is the first comprehensive index that measures the real-world value of care at U.S. hospitals.
Nasvhille Business Journal: Health care leaders see local “Silicon Valley for health care”
Posted by Editor in Healthcare Reform on May 29th, 2009
Nashville Business Journal – by Linda Bryant Contributing Writer
Health care reform is on the front burner, and local health care leaders say Nashville’s got the right connections and ingredients to be a major player……….
Nasvhille Business Journal: Health care leaders see local “Silicon Valley for health care”
NashvillePost.com: It’s never the same anywhere
Posted by Editor in Data Advantage, Findings, For Consumers on May 4th, 2009
Posted on May 4, 2009 at 12:22 pm
Nashville’s Data Advantage today released results of its state-by-state hospital comparison, part of its Hospital Value Index………..
It’s never the same anywhere – Published in The Nashville Post
Value of Hospital Care Varies Widely
Posted by Editor in Data Advantage, Findings, For Consumers, Healthcare Policy, Healthcare Reform on April 3rd, 2009
April 03, 2009 | Richard Pizzi, Editor
NASHVILLE, TN – The value of care offered to hospital patients can vary by as much as 40 percent across the United States, according to a recent study examining quality, affordability, efficiency and patient satisfaction at more than 3,000 hospitals…………..
Value of hospital care varies widely – Published in healthcarefinancenews.com
Report: Baptist DeSoto scores highest value
Posted by Editor in Data Advantage, For Consumers on March 31st, 2009
Memphis Business Journal
Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto ranks highest on a new Mid-South hospital value ranking conducted by health care information company Data Advantage LLC…………..
Report published in Memphis Business Journal: Baptist DeSoto scores highest value
The City Wire: Value of hospital care measured in national study
Posted by Editor in Data Advantage, For Consumers, Value-Based Purchasing on March 13th, 2009
Submitted by The City Wire staff on Fri, 03/13/2009 – 9:28am.
The value of hospital care in the Fort Smith region has improved, but the gains won’t be made public until this summer, according to Data Advantage………
The City Wire: Value of hospital care measured in national study
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