Wall Street Journal Report: Only One Percent of Hospitals Are Below Average

Posted by MatthewD on Nov 16th, 2009 | 2 comments

Ninety-nine percent of hospital board chairmen think their hospital fares at least as well as a typical hospital on standard quality measures. Among the chairmen of hospitals that perform worst, 100% say their hospital performs at least as well as a typical hospital.
This is what happens when you ask an opinion versus looking at the [...]

Hospital Quality Reporting Update: Thirteen New Hospitals Added

Posted by MatthewD on Nov 16th, 2009 | 0 comments

We have added thirteen new hospitals to our hospital quality reporting index. Come and check them out and see if your hospital has been listed.

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Hospital Quality Reporting Update: Nine New Hospitals

Posted by MatthewD on Nov 9th, 2009 | 2 comments

We have added nine new hospitals to our hospital quality reporting index. Come and check them out and see if your hospital has been listed.
One of the new hospitals, Bromenn Healthcare System does a great job reporting their data through the use of Flash.

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Quality Reporting Not a Priority For Hospital Boards

Posted by MatthewD on Nov 9th, 2009 | 0 comments

Health Affairs, The Policy Journal of the Health Sphere, recently provided results on how hospitals prioritize reporting quality information to the public. Based on the results it is quite low on the list of things to accomplish.
We surveyed a nationally representative sample of board chairs of 1,000 U.S. hospitals to understand their expertise, perspectives, and [...]

Vanderbilthealth.com: Great Example of Quality Reporting

Posted by MatthewD on Nov 3rd, 2009 | 1 comment

While at the Greystone Internet Healthcare Conference I had the opportunity to listen in on Vanderbilt Medical Center’s Quality Measures presentation. The presentation was interesting and their examples showed how a large medical center can truly explain quality measures to patients. They explained how they engaged with  and surveyed many patients asking them what they [...]