Indiana Hospitals Perform Extremely Well in the HCAHPS Overall Rating of Hospital Question

CMS's October 2011 release of HCAHPS data covered the time period January 2010 to December 2010. The national average of % of patients who responded 9 or 10 to the overall rating of hospital question was 68%.

The state of Indiana, with an average of 73%, was tied as the 4th highest state in the country.

The top performing States are:
   1st:  IA - 75%
   2nd:  KS - 74%
   2nd:  NE - 74%
   4th:  ID - 73%
   4th:  IN - 73%
   4th:  LA - 73%

Within the State of Indiana, 109 hospitals reported their performance on this question. Of these, 84 performned at the national average or higher. In other words, 77% of Indiana hospitals perform at or above the national average for the HCAHPS overall rating question.

The top three Indiana hospitals for this HCAHPS question are also specialty hospitals. They are:
   1st:  Surgical Hospital of Munster (Munster) - 91%
   2nd:  Indiana Orthopedic Hospital (Indianapolis)- 90%
   3rd:  St.Vincent Heart Center of Indiana (Indianapolis)- 89%

Congratulations to Indiana hospitals for providing outstanding patient centric care!

Registry for Nursing Sensitive Patient Care - Is Everyone Doing It?

Hospitals participating in the Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting Program (IQR) for FY2012 are required (among other structural measures) to report their participation status in a "Systematic Clinical Database Registry for Nursing Sensitive Care". Hospitals are not required to participate in a registry, but to qualify for the annual payment update, they must report if they participate in one or not.

The most recent data released by CMS in October 2011 show that 51 Indiana hospitals reported "yes", 43 reported "no", and 24 were listed as "Not Available". Of these 24, only one was not a critical access hospital.

The following is the list of all Indiana hospitals that responded "Yes" to participating in a registry of nursing sensitive care:


BALL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INC
COLUMBUS REGIONAL HOSPITAL
COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
COMMUNITY HOSPITAL EAST
COMMUNITY HOSPITAL NORTH
COMMUNITY HOSPITAL OF ANDERSON AND MADISON COUNTY
COMMUNITY HOSPITAL SOUTH
DEACONESS HOSPITAL INC
DEKALB HEALTH
FLOYD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AND HEALTH SERVICES
FRANCISCAN ST ANTHONY HEALTH - CROWN POINT
FRANCISCAN ST ANTHONY HEALTH - MICHIGAN CITY
FRANCISCAN ST ELIZABETH HEALTH - LAFAYETTE CENTRAL
FRANCISCAN ST ELIZABETH HEALTH - LAFAYETTE EAST
FRANCISCAN ST FRANCIS HEALTH - BEECH GROVE
FRANCISCAN ST FRANCIS HEALTH - INDIANAPOLIS
FRANCISCAN ST FRANCIS HEALTH - MOORESVILLE
GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL
HANCOCK REGIONAL HOSPITAL
HENDRICKS REGIONAL HEALTH
HOWARD REGIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM
INDIANA UNIVERSITY HEALTH
INDIANA UNIVERSITY HEALTH ARNETT HOSPITAL
INDIANA UNIVERSITY HEALTH BLOOMINGTON HOSPITAL
INDIANA UNIVERSITY HEALTH NORTH HOSPITAL
INDIANA UNIVERSITY HEALTH WEST HOSPITAL
IU HEALTH GOSHEN HOSPITAL
KING'S DAUGHTERS' HOSPITAL AND HEALTH SERVICESTHE
LAPORTE HOSPITAL AND HEALTH SERVICES
LUTHERAN HOSPITAL OF INDIANA
MAJOR HOSPITAL
MARION GENERAL HOSPITAL
MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AND HEALTH CARE CENTER
ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL AT PARKVIEW NORTH LLC
PARKVIEW HOSPITAL
PARKVIEW HUNTINGTON HOSPITAL
PARKVIEW LAGRANGE HOSPITAL
PARKVIEW NOBLE HOSPITAL
PARKVIEW WHITLEY HOSPITAL
REID HOSPITAL & HEALTH CARE SERVICES
SAINT JOSEPH REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
SAINT JOSEPH'S REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER - PLYMOUTH
SCHNECK MEDICAL CENTER
ST CATHERINE HOSPITAL INC
ST MARY MEDICAL CENTER INC
ST MARY'S MEDICAL CENTER OF EVANSVILLE INC
ST VINCENT HOSPITAL & HEALTH SERVICES
TIPTON HOSPITAL
UNION HOSPITAL INC
WILLIAM N WISHARD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL