How are we measured by others?

Aurora Sinai Medical Center

Checkpoint | Premier | CMS Hospital Quality Incentive Project

Checkpoint

National guidelines recommend certain treatment measures for patients hospitalized with a heart attack, heart failure, or pneumonia. These measures are proven to give patients the best possible results. The Wisconsin Hospital Association’s Checkpoint reports tell how our hospitals compare with others in the state in carrying out the recommended treatment measures.

Checkpoint Index Report
The numbers below tell what percent of patients hospitalized for heart attack, heart failure, or pneumonia received all the care they needed based on a selected group of treatment measures. Data was collected from 1/1/06 through 12/31/06.

Premier, Inc.

Premier collects data from its member hospitals (including all Aurora hospitals) on how well they are carrying out specific treatment measures for patients. For more details, including treatment measures being reported, click here.

= Top performer, in top 25% of all hospitals measured
= In top 50% of all hospitals measured
= In lower half of all hospitals measured
= In lowest 25% of all hospitals measured

Treatment measures for:	Overall quality
Heart attack (Acute Myocardial Infarct)
Coronary artery bypass graft surgery
Pneumonia
Heart failure
Hip and knee surgery
Pregnancy
Neck and upper back surgery	N/A*
Mid-to-lower back surgery	N/A*
Stroke

Results based on data from January 2007 through December 2007

* N/A = not enough patients in this category to obtain valid measurement

CMS Hospital Quality Incentive Project

The CMS project is designed to improve the quality and efficiency of patient care. More than 250 hospitals from across the nation are participating in this project. Participating hospitals are measured for the quality of care they give in treating certain medical conditions. The “incentive” part of this project is that top performing hospitals are rewarded with additional Medicare payment.

= Top performer, in top 20% of all hospitals measured
= In top 50% of all hospitals measured
= In lower half of all hospitals measured
= In lowest segment of all hospitals measured

Treatment measures for:	Overall quality
Heart attack (Acute Myocardial Infarct)
Coronary artery bypass graft surgery
Pneumonia
Heart failure
Hip and knee replacement surgery

October 2006 through September 2007October 2006 through June 2007