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National Comparisons

We are constantly scanning national resources to identify valid and reliable measures of hospital quality. Our quality committees review and approve measures which meet these criteria:

  • They must be meaningful measures to evaluate and improve patient care.
  • They must be valid and reliable based on scientific and expert consensus.
  • They must use a methodology or formula for calculation that is public and transparent.

There are several national organizations that define the best ways to measure quality. These organizations use research and expert consensus to decide what data to gather, how to analyze it and how to display the data. They set the standards to ensure that any participating hospital has reliable and accurate data. Some measures are very straightforward and objective, and some collect subjective data such as patient opinions.

 

Below is a list of organizations we use to share or submit our data to and that we rely on for comparisons. We use many comparisons to challenge ourselves to achieve the highest level of performance.

CMS: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services operates a database of quality measures in hospitals.
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IDPH: Illinois Department of Public Health

A state agency that promotes the health of people in Illinois through the prevention and control of disease and injury. 
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Leapfrog Group

Founded in 2000 by large employers and other purchasers, The Leapfrog Group is a national nonprofit organization driving a movement for giant leaps forward in the quality and safety of American health care.
View Leapfrog Group Measures

NDNQI: National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators

There are some patient quality and safety measures which have been shown through research to be significantly affected by nursing care or “nurse-sensitive” measures.
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NSQIP: National Surgical Quality Improvement Program

For selected surgical procedures, the voluntary National Surgical Quality Improvement Program collects very detailed information based on clinical review of patient medical records according to common definitions.
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The Joint Commission

The Joint Commission has developed and adopted quality measures that hospitals voluntarily collect from patients’ medical records.
View The Joint Comission Measures

Vermont Oxford Network

A voluntary collaboration to collect detailed clinical information about high-risk and very low birth weight infants in order to identify opportunities for improvement.
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Vizient

The nation's largest member-driven health care services company. 
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