At least 12 Indiana Hospitals Report Having No Central Line Infections

In early February 2012, CMS made hospital central line associated blood stream infection (CLABSI) data available on its HospitalCompare website.

Of the 125 Indiana hospitals listed in HospitalCompare, 88 were eligible for CLABSI reporting. For various reasons (small n, no ICU in hospital, etc...), no rating was provided for 65 hospitals. Of the remaining 22 hospitals, 12 reported no infections.

The 12 Indiana hospitals are:

Hospital	City
ELKHART GENERAL HOSPITAL	ELKHART
WILLIAM N WISHARD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	INDIANAPOLIS
FRANCISCAN ST FRANCIS HEALTH - BEECH GROVE	BEECH GROVE
PORTER VALPARAISO HOSPITAL	VALPARAISO
FLOYD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AND HEALTH SERVICES	NEW ALBANY
REID HOSPITAL & HEALTH CARE SERVICES	RICHMOND
COMMUNITY HOSPITAL EAST	INDIANAPOLIS
DEACONESS HOSPITAL INC	EVANSVILLE
INDIANA UNIVERSITY HEALTH BALL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	MUNCIE
COMMUNITY HOSPITAL	MUNSTER
ST VINCENT HEART CENTER OF INDIANA LLC	INDIANAPOLIS

CMS published this data based on 1Q2011 only. This measure is based on the CDC's NHSN data collection protocol.

ACO Update: Health Affairs Releases a Policy Brief

On January 31, 2012, Health Affairs, a peer-reviewed monthly journal, released a six page Health Policy Brief providing an update of where the US healthcare industry is in its rapid evolution towards accountable care type organizations.

The .pdf of the policy brief can be downloaded here.

The value of this paper is not limited to just the historical overview provided. The authors also give a general overview of some of the ongoing issues of the ACO model (small savings, anti-trust issues, enrollment, etc...).

Readers looking to for deep technical details of ACOs will be disappointed with this paper. However, those looking for a general overview of the current status of the ACO evolution will find this paper informative.