"These data will help those with heart conditions and pneumonia make informed decisions about their healthcare and encourage hospitals to improve the quality of care they provide. Large medical, hospital, and public libraries are most likely to benefit from this weighty resource."
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The Comparative Guide to American Hospitals
Fourth Edition

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Pub. Date: September 2014
ISBN: 978-1-61925-457-2
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The Comparative Guide to American Hospitals provides a snapshot profile of each of the nations 4,834 hospitals - 141 more than last edition - in America measure up when caring for patients with a number of specific conditions. These informative profiles illustrate how the hospital rates when providing 47 different treatments (26 are new to this edition) within seven broad categories:

Heart Attack Care
Heart Failure Care
Pneumonia Care
Surgical Infection Prevention
Pregnancy Care measures
Children’s Asthma Care (NEW)
Use of Medical Imaging (NEW)
Survey of Patient’s Hospital Experience (NEW)

Section One: State Hospital Rankings & State Profiles

The first section of each regional volume is arranged alphabetically by state. Each state chapter starts with a ranking section, unique to Grey House, that ranks hospitals in that state on how often they meet each of the 67 accepted quality protocols. The quality measures ranked in this title are based on accepted, effective treatments supported by the Centers for Medicare & Medical Services of the US Department of Health & Human Services and the Hospital Quality Alliance (HQA)—a public/private collaboration established to promote on hospital quality of care. HQA represents consumers, hospitals, doctors, employers, accrediting organizations and Federal agencies.

Following the ranking section, hospital profiles are listed first by city, then alpha within city. Profiles include name, address, phone, fax, web site, hospital type and ownership, number of beds, and whether the hospital provides emergency services. Further, each profile includes an average of five key medical contacts—representing not only the facility’s top administration but also the physicians specifically responsible for the care of heart, pneumonia, and asthma patients, as well as surgical care.

The remaider of each hospital profile examines the 67 quality measures in detail, comparing the hospital’s score with both the state and national average:

Timely & Effective Care
Medicare Spending (NEW)
Use of Medical Imaging
Survey of Patients' Hospital Experiences

Section Two: Appendixes & Index

30 Day Death (Mortality) Rates
30 Day Readmission Rates
Surgical Complication Rates
Best Hospitals by Selected Category
Glossary
Hospital Profile Index
Regional Hospotal Profile Index
National Hsopital Profile Index

This new, expanded edition will be a must for the reference collection at all public, medical, and academic libraries.

Four Volume Set, 1,900 pages

Note: If you find this work does not fit your budget, please print out this page and bring it to your local library. There is a reasonable chance they either have a copy, can direct you to a library that does, or will be willing to purchase it for their reference collection.

The Comparative Guide to American HospitalsFourth Edition

The Comparative Guide to American Hospitals
Fourth Edition