Newswise — Rush University Medical Center once again has been ranked among the top 100 hospitals –and 15 major teaching hospitals – by Truven Health Analytics, one of the nation’s leading provider of healthcare data and analytics.
Based on more than 3,000 hospitals’ publicly-reported data on 11 clinical and operational benchmarks, the Truven Top 100 Hospitals study found that the top performing hospitals in the country had lower 30-day mortality and readmission rates, fewer complications and higher survival rates. And for the first time in the study’s 23-year history, these highest performing hospitals also showed a notable trend toward reduced expense per patient.
To illustrate the importance of the 11 clinical and operational benchmarks, Truven projected that if all Medicare inpatients received the same level of care as those treated in the award-winning facilities:• More than 104,000 additional lives could be saved.• Nearly 48,400 additional patients would have complication free hospital stays• $2 billion in inpatient costs could be saved.• The average patient stay would decrease by half a day• Patients would spend 10 minutes less in hospital emergency departments per visit
“Many of the 2016 100 Top Hospitals award winners are breaking the mold for high performance. Hospitals in three out of the five hospital categories actually reduced overall expense year over year, while improving patient outcomes,” said Jean Chenoweth, senior vice president at Truven Health Analytics.
The 11 areas Truven evaluated this year are inpatient mortality; 30-day mortality rate; complications; core measures; 30-day risk-adjusted readmission rate; severity-adjusted average length of stay; mean emergency room throughput; inpatient expense per discharge; Medicare spend per beneficiary; adjusted operating profit margin; and Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) score (patient rating of overall hospital performance). “Many of the 2016 100 Top Hospitals award winners are breaking the mold for high performance. Hospitals in three out of the five hospital categories actually reduced overall expense year over year, while improving patient outcomes,” said Jean Chenoweth, senior vice president at Truven Health Analytics.
The 11 areas Truven evaluated this year are inpatient mortality; 30-day mortality rate; complications; core measures; 30-day risk-adjusted readmission rate; severity-adjusted average length of stay; mean emergency room throughput; inpatient expense per discharge; Medicare spend per beneficiary; adjusted operating profit margin; and Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) score (patient rating of overall hospital performance).
To conduct the 100 Top Hospitals study, Truven Health 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 (CMS) Hospital Compare website. Hospitals do not apply, and winners do not pay to market this honor.
About Rush Rush University Medical Center is part of Rush, a not-for-profit enterprise that also includes Rush University, Rush Oak Park Hospital and Rush Health. The mission of Rush is to provide the best health care for the individuals and diverse communities we serve through the integration of outstanding patient care, education, research, and community partnerships.
Rush University Medical Center encompasses a 664-bed hospital serving adults and children. Rush has more than 9,300 employees and faculty. Rush University, with more than 2,500 students is a health sciences university and is comprised of Rush Medical College, the College of Nursing, the College of Health Sciences, and the Graduate College.
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