Monday, October 31, 2011

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!

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