2018 Buchanan Hauling Benefit Guide
Aren’t all hospitals good at all things? No, very few hospitals are good at all procedures. Some quality metrics use a single overall rating for each hospital. A single rating can mask important differences in the level of quality between clinical areas at the hospital. For example, a hospital can be among the highest performing facilities in the US for heart surgery, yet the same hospital can also be among the poorest performing facilities for joint replacement. How does Bluebook assign quality ratings? The Healthcare Bluebook Quality Ratings are designed to help patients understand each hospital’s specific level of quality for a particular inpatient clinical area or procedure. The Bluebook Quality Rating is calculated for each clinical area by combining a hospital’s performance in several areas: patient complications, patient safety, mortality, and compliance with standards of care. Calculations are based on a statistically significant sample drawn from Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) data. Our methodology is validated and published in peer-reviewed medical journals. Can Cheaper mean better Quality? YES! Providers with lower costs can have higher quality, there is no correlation between high cost and high quality. Healthcare Bluebook provides cost and quality ratings side-by-side for inpatient procedures, which is where quality matters most. Using Bluebook, it is easy to see which facilities offer the highest quality at the lowest costs. Very few hospitals are good at all procedures. Some quality metrics use a single overall rating for each hospital. A single rating can mask important differences in the level of quality between clinical areas at the hospital.
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