Banner Health named a Top 10 Health System in U.S. by Thomson Reuters
PHOENIX (June 21, 2010) — Banner Health has been named as a Top 10 Health System in the country based on clinical performance according to Thomson Reuters, a leading provider of information and solutions to improve the cost and quality of health care. The announcement was made today by Modern Healthcare magazine.
“A key element of Banner’s vision is to be a national leader recognized for clinical excellence and innovation,” said Banner Health President and CEO, Peter S. Fine. “We have achieved this distinction from Thomson Reuters by focusing on our single-sentence mission which is to make a difference in people’s lives through excellent patient care. We are honored and grateful for this recognition, and proud of the people at Banner who are dedicated to outstanding patient care.”
Researchers from the Thomson Reuters 100 Top Hospitals® program analyzed the quality and efficiency of 255 health systems and found statistically significant differences between top and bottom performers in several key areas. Compared with the poorest performers, the best-performing quintile had 16 percent lower mortality, 18 percent fewer medical complications, and 16 percent fewer patient safety incidents - even though their patients were sicker and their average hospital stays were significantly shorter.
All U.S. health systems with two or more short-term, general, non-federal hospitals were assessed. Researchers looked at eight metrics that gauge clinical quality and efficiency: mortality, medical complications, patient safety, average length of stay, 30-day mortality rate, 30-day readmission rate, adherence to clinical standards of care (evidence-based core measures published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services), and HCAHPS patient survey score (part of a national initiative sponsored by the United States Department of Health and Human Services to measure the quality of care in hospitals).
The study relied on public data from the 2007 and 2008 Medicare Provider Analysis and Review (MedPAR) data and the CMS Hospital Compare data sets.
Earlier this year Banner Health was also named as a top 10 Integrated Health System by Modern Healthcare magazine based on Banner’s ability to rapidly identify and deploy innovative technologies and processes across all hospitals in the system to ensure safe, efficient and effective patient care.
ABOUT BANNER HEALTH
Headquartered in Phoenix, Banner Health is one of the largest, nonprofit health care systems in the country. The system owns or leases 23 acute-care hospitals, long-term care centers, outpatient surgery centers and an array of other services including family clinics, home care and hospice services, and a nursing registry. Banner Health is in seven states: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Nebraska, Nevada and Wyoming.
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Banner Health Public Relations
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