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Stroke
Benchmarks
for Success — 2000
Publication date:
December 4, 2000 Complete abstract
identifying
2000 stroke benchmarks |
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The 2000 100 Top Hospitals: Stroke
Benchmarks for Success abstract from HCIA-Sachs
provides you with the benchmarking standards and details necessary to help you better
understand the industry’s evolving direction.
This annual study identif ies the nation’s top stroke hospitals and sets a standard for management
teams throughout the country.
Important findings in this year’s study include indications that, compared with their peers, stroke 100 Top Hospitals:lower mortality and complications
indices;
have lower costs;
maintain shorter lengths of stay.
Study comparison groups include: neurology
residency programs
teaching hospitals without neurology
residency programs
community hospitals
Performance measures within each comparison group reveal important benchmark numbers
for:
- risk-adjusted
patient mortality index;
- risk-adjusted patient complications
index;
- count of patients receiving stroke
services;
- wage- and
severity-adjusted average cost
- severity-adjusted
average length of stay;
- percentage of patients who came from
and were discharged to
home or home health agency.
The 100 Top Hospitals stroke abstract
includes listings of all top performers, notes on methodologies used, and easy-to-read
graphs and tables showing how your peer group compares with the newly established
benchmarks.
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assistance, your HCIA-Sachs Publications sales representative can help you select one that
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Related HCIA-Sachs publications
Comparative Performance of
U.S. Hospitals: The Sourcebook — Details and information on the performance
of the U.S. hospital industry using 59 key measures and 157 comparison groups for the most
recent five-year period.
Profiles of U.S. Hospitals
— Reveals extensive data on more than 50 key measures of financial, clinical, and
operating performance for nearly every U.S. hospital.
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