The fourth annual study identifying the top U.S. health systems was released yesterday by Thomson Reuters, which culled data from more than 300 organizations and singled out 15 hospital systems that achieved superior clinical outcomes based on a composite score of eight measures of quality, patient perception of care and efficiency.
“Health system performance is beginning to reflect aspirations to provide more consistent outcomes across communities served,” says Jean Chenoweth, senior vice president for performance improvement and 100 Top Hospitals program at Thomson Reuters. “Health care reform appears to have stimulated the increased rate of improvement at the system level.”
