Another hospital ranking has been released. This one by iVantage Health Analytics lists the top 100 critical access hospitals. The listing is based on the firm’s Hospital Strength Index that looks at quality, outcomes, patient perspective, cost and charges, other financial, competitive strength and intensity, and market size and growth factors. The list, an overview discussion, and a description of the methodology used are available.
Sources:
HealthStrong top 100 critical access hospitals – 2013. iVantage Health Analytics, Mar. 11, 2013. http://www.ivantagehealth.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Top-100-CAH-List_new.pdf
Benchmark performance for critical access hospitals. iVantage Health Analytics, Mar. 2013. http://www.ivantagehealth.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/TOP-100-CAH-Report-of-Findings.pdf
Hospital strength index methodology. iVantage Health Analytics, 2013. http://www.ivantagehealth.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/2013_Hospital-Strength-Index-Methodology.pdf
Related resource:
Flex Monitoring Team Site: A Performance Monitoring Resource for Critical Access Hospitals, States, and Communities. Rural Health Research Centers at the Universities of Minnesota, North Carolina-Chapel Hill, and Southern Maine, accessed Mar. 15, 2013. http://www.flexmonitoring.org/
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Filed under: Hospitals, Posted by Diana Culbertson | Tagged: Critical access hospitals, hospital rankings, rural hospitals, Small hospitals |
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