| Organization Name |
Type of Report |
Description |
QIs used |
Citation |
| AFSCME Council 31 |
One-time report |
The union published a report on quality at Resurrection Health
Care hospitals after complaints about quality from workers. |
IQIs 15-20 |
AFSCME Council 31. The High Price of Growth at Resurrection
Health Care: Corporatization and the Decline of Quality of Care. November 2005.
Available at: http://www.afscme31.org/cmaextras/qualityofcare.pdf, last accessed
January 2006. |
| California Office of Statewide Health Planning & Development |
Interactive tool and periodic written reports |
A Web site includes an interactive tool for hospital comparison
on selected IQIs and other risk-adjusted mortality indicators. |
IQIs 1, 2, 4-7, 21-23, 33, 34; PDI 7 |
California Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development.
"Consumer Information on Quality of Care." Available at:
http://www.oshpd.ca.gov/oshpdKEY/qualityofcare.htm, last accessed
September 2006. |
| Chicago Department of Public Health |
Periodic report |
Chicago runs a Web site providing a health profile of city
community areas, including PQIs. |
PQIs (all except 2,9) |
City of Chicago. "Community Health Profiles." Available at:
http://www.cchsd.org/cahealthprof.html, last accessed September 2006. |
| Colorado Health and Hospital Association |
Periodic report |
Hospital reports are shared among hospitals and published
on a Web site. |
IQIs 15-20, 12-14, 30, 31, 4-7 |
http://www.hospitalquality.org/index.php , last accessed
November 2005. |
| Connecticut Office of Health Care Access |
One-time report |
Databook on preventable hospitalizations. |
PQIs (all) |
Office of Health Care Access Databook. Preventable
Hospitalizations in Connecticut: Assessing Access to Community Health Services.
FY2000-2004. Available at:
http://www.ct.gov/ohca/lib/ohca/publications/acsc_databook00-04.pdf,
last accessed November 2005. |
| Excellus Blue Cross/Blue Shield |
Interactive tool |
Online hospital comparison tool for health plan members only. |
Unspecified (members only) |
https://www.excellusbcbs.com/guests/ find_a_doctor_or_hospital/click_and_compare.shtml#,
last accessed September 2006. |
| Exempla Healthcare |
Periodic report |
Exempla publishes quality information on its hospitals on
its Web site. (The same results are also reported by the Colorado Health and
Hospital Association). |
IQIs 12-20, 30, 31 |
http://www.exempla.org/about/quality/ MortalityReportExemplaELMCandESJH51105.htm,
last accessed September 2006. |
| Florida State Center for Health Statistics |
Interactive tool |
Online hospital comparison tool. |
PSIs 3, 6-8, 12, 13; IQIs 8-20, 32 |
http://www.floridacomparecare.gov/, last accessed September 2006. |
| Georgia Partnership for Health and Accountability |
Periodic report |
A periodic report on health in Georgia includes a chapter
on avoidable hospitalizations. |
PQIs 3, 5, 8, 10, 11, 15 |
Georgia Partnership for Health & Accountability. The State of
the Health of Georgia, 2004: Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions. Available at:
http://www.gha.org/pha/publications/stateofthehealth/2004/ACS112704.pdf,
last accessed November 2005 |
| Massachusetts Dept. of Health and Human Services |
Interactive tool |
Online hospital comparison tool. |
IQIs 14, 16-20, 32, 21, 33, 34 |
www.mass.gov/healthcareqc/, last accessed September 2006. |
| Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services |
Periodic report |
Comparison of hospital surgery volume to help consumers
choose a hospital. |
IQIs 1, 2, 4-7; PDI 7 |
http://www.dhss.mo.gov/HospitalSurgeryVolume/index.html |
| Niagara Health Quality Coalition and Alliance for Quality Health Care |
Interactive tool |
Online hospital comparison tool. |
IQIs 1-25 |
http://www.myhealthfinder.com/, last accessed September 2006. |
| Norton Healthcare |
Interactive tool |
Health system publishes quality data for its hospitals on its Web site. |
PSIs 1-6, 8-16, 18-20; IQIs 1, 2, 4-9, 11-20, 22-24, 30, 31, 34;
PDIs 2, 3, 4-9, 11, 13 |
http://www.nortonhealthcare.com/about/qualityreport/index.aspx,
last accessed September 2006. |
| Ohio Department of Health |
Periodic report |
Online comparison of avoidable hospitalizations by county. |
PQIs 1, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 14, 15 |
http://www2.odh.ohio.gov/Data/CntyPfls/primcare1.htm,
last accessed September 2006. |
| Oregon |
Interactive tool |
Online hospital comparison tool and a report on Oregon' safety
net by the Safety Net Advisory Council. |
IQIs 11, 12, 15-17, 19, 20, 30; PQIs 3, 5, 8, 10, 11, 12, 15 |
http://egov.oregon.gov/DAS/OHPPR/HQ/HospReports.shtml (IQIs)
http://www.oregon.gov/DAS/OHPPR/SNAC/SNACWelcomePage.shtml #Power_Point_Presentations
(PQIs)
|
| Rhode Island |
One-time report |
Report on hospital procedure volumes. Future reports on IQIs
and PSIs in preparation. |
IQIs 1-7 |
Williams KA, Buechner JS. Health by Numbers Vol. 6, No. 2.
February 2004. Available at:
http://www.health.ri.gov/chic/statistics/hbn_feb2004.pdf, last accessed
December 2005. |
| Texas Health Care Information Collection |
Interactive tool |
Online hospital comparison tool. |
IQIs 1-14, 16-20, 22-25, 30-33; PQIs (all) |
http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/THCIC, last accessed September 2006. |
| The Alliance (Wisconsin) |
Periodic report |
QualityCounts report on hospital safety performance. The report
is based on AHRQ PSIs but modifies them for reporting. |
PSIs 3, 6, 7, 8, 12, 17; IQI 33 |
http://www.qualitycounts.org/, last accessed September 2006 |
| Utah Department of Public Health |
Periodic report |
Web site providing health information for geographic areas.
Three PQIs are included with numerous health status and other measures.
State-level IQI results are presented on a one-page poster, available online. |
PQIs 11, 4, 1+3+14 combined; IQIs (all) |
PQIs: http://ibis.health.utah.gov/indicator/index/alphabetical.html
IQIs: http://health.utah.gov/hda/AHRQ2005.pdf |
| Vermont Department of Banking, Insurance, Securities & Health
Care Administration |
Periodic report |
Online hospital comparison report. |
IQIs 1, 2, 4-9, 11, 12, 30, 31; PDIs 6, 7 |
http://www.bishca.state.vt.us/HcaDiv/HRAP_Act53/HRC_BISHCAcomparison_2006/
BISHCA_HRC_compar_menu_2006.htm,
last accessed September 2006. |
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