FAST FACTS FOR CARDIOVASCULAR STUDY

WHAT IS IT?

The 11th edition of the Thomson Reuters 100 Top Hospitals®: Cardiovascular Benchmarks study identifies industry benchmarks by recognizing U.S. heart hospitals that demonstrate superior performance. For details, click here.

WHO CONDUCTED THE STUDY?

The study is presented by the Healthcare business of Thomson Reuters.

WHEN DID THIS HAPPEN?

The study was released on Nov. 16, 2009

WHICH HOSPITALS WON?

For a complete list of winners, click here.

HOW WERE THE WINNERS CHOSEN?

Thomson Reuters assigned each hospital in the study group to one of three comparison groups. Within the comparison groups, each hospital was ranked on the basis of its performance on each of eight major performance measures using 2008 Medicare cost reports and 2007 and 2008 MedPAR data. Thomson Reuters then summed each hospital's performance-measure ranking to arrive at a total ranking for the hospital. The hospitals with the best total ranking in each comparison group were selected as the benchmarks. For more details on methodology, click here.

WHAT WERE SOME OF THE KEY FINDINGS?

Cardiovascular hospitals are providing real value to their communities. This year’s 100 Top Hospitals: Cardiovascular Benchmarks winners show:

  • A full 12% lower cost in treating cardiovascular patients while providing higher quality care.
  • Significantly lower 30-day mortality rates than peer hospitals.
  • Significantly lower readmission rates within 30 days for patients with heart failure and heart attacks and the same rate of readmissions for open heart surgery.
  • Better clinical efficiency, with patients returning to daily life an average two-thirds of a day earlier than in peer hospitals.
  • Mortality rates for cardiovascular care across all hospitals are declining so much that 97 percent of cardiovascular patients who receive inpatient care are surviving, and more than 99 percent are complication-free.

CAN I GET A COPY OF THE COMPLETE STUDY?

Yes. For a complimentary study abstract, click here.
Winners: You can log in and view it online by clicking here.

WHO DO I CONTACT FOR MORE INFORMATION?

Media inquiries should be made to David Wilkins at +1 734 913 3397 or david.wilkins@thomsonreuters.com. For all other inquiries, please click here.

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