ARMONK, N.Y., June 30, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- IBM (NYSE:
IBM) Watson Health® today announced its 2020 Fortune/IBM
Watson Health 100 Top Hospitals list and 15 Top Health Systems
award winners, naming the top-performing hospitals and health
systems in the U.S. Extrapolating the results of this year's
studies, if all Medicare hospitalized patients received the same
level of care as those treated in the award-winning facilities,
more than 100,000 additional lives and billions of dollars in
inpatient costs could be saved. The lists of the top hospitals and
health systems were published by Fortune.
"Hospitals, health systems and the dedicated clinicians and
staff who work at these organizations have emerged as true heroes
of the COVID-19 pandemic and we are grateful to be able to
recognize these extraordinary leaders at this time," said
Kyu Rhee, M.D., M.P.P., Vice
President and Chief Health Officer, IBM Watson Health. "From small
community hospitals to major teaching hospitals, the organizations
on this list demonstrate a relentless commitment to high-value,
patient-centered care and innovation. It is clear that the COVID-19
crisis will be a catalyst for reinvention, and we believe these top
performing hospitals are positioned to emerge stronger and smarter
out of this crisis."
The goal of the Fortune/IBM Watson Health 100 Top Hospitals and
IBM Watson Health 15 Top Health Systems lists is to identify top
performing hospitals and health systems and deliver insights that
may help healthcare organizations focus their improvement
initiatives on achieving consistent, balanced and sustainable high
performance. The studies used to determine the lists are based on a
balanced scorecard of publicly available clinical, operational, and
patient satisfaction metrics and data.
Fortune/IBM Watson Health 100 Top Hospitals
List
Compared to similar hospitals, the hospitals included
on the Fortune/IBM Watson Health 100 Top Hospitals list had better
results on performance indicators intended to measure clinical
outcomes, operational efficiency, patient experience and financial
health. These include survival rates, patient complications,
healthcare-associated infections, 30-day mortality and 30-day
hospital-wide readmission rates, length of stay, throughput in
emergency rooms, inpatient expenses, profitability, and ratings
from patients. Additionally, performance by these hospitals, when
extrapolated to all Medicare inpatients, could result in:
- More than 106,000 additional lives saved;
- More than 49,000 additional patients being
complication-free;
- More than $8.3 billion in
inpatient costs saved; and
- Approximately 23,000 fewer discharged patients readmitted
within 30 days.
To determine the hospitals included on the Fortune/IBM Watson
Health 100 Top Hospitals list, IBM Watson Health researchers
evaluated 3,134 short-term, acute care, non-federal U.S. hospitals.
All research was based on the following public data sets: Medicare
cost reports, Medicare Provider Analysis and Review (MEDPAR) data,
and core measures and patient satisfaction data from the Centers
for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Hospital Compare
website. Hospitals do not apply for awards, and winners do not pay
to market this honor.
In addition to the hospitals included on the Fortune/IBM Watson
Health 100 Top Hospitals list, select hospitals were also
recognized as Everest Award winners. These are hospitals that
earned the Fortune/IBM Watson Health 100 Top Hospitals list
designation and had the highest rates of improvement during a
five-year period.
IBM Watson Health 15 Top Health Systems List
As
compared to their peer health systems, the hospitals included on
the IBM Watson Health 15 Top Health Systems list had better results
on performance indicators intended to measure clinical outcomes,
operational efficiency and patient experience. These include lower
inpatient mortality rates and fewer patient complications,
considering patient severity; care that resulted in fewer
hospital-acquired infections; higher influenza immunization rates;
lower 30-day readmission rates; shorter lengths of stay; faster
emergency care; higher scores on patient ratings of their overall
hospital experience: and lower episode-of-care expenses for the
in-hospital through aftercare process. Additionally, performance by
these health systems, when extrapolated to all Medicare inpatients,
could result in:
- Approximately 43,000 additional lives saved;
- More than 29,000 additional patients being
complication-free;
- Healthcare-associated infections being reduced by 12 percent;
and
- Patients spending 38 fewer minutes in hospital emergency rooms,
per visit.
To determine the hospitals included on the IBM Watson Health 15
Top Health Systems list, IBM Watson Health researchers evaluated
332 health systems and 2,492 hospitals that are members of health
systems. All research was based on the following public data sets:
Medicare cost reports, MEDPAR data, and core measures and patient
satisfaction data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services (CMS) Hospital Compare website.
For more information, visit http://www.100tophospitals.com/.
Fortune/IBM Watson Health 100 Top Hospitals List (by
category)
* Denotes Everest Award winner
Major Teaching Hospitals
Advocate Illinois Masonic
Medical Center - Chicago, IL*
Baylor Scott & White Medical
Center - Temple - Temple, TX
Baylor University Medical Center -
Dallas, TX
Evanston Hospital - Evanston,
IL
Froedtert Hospital - Milwaukee,
WI
Inova Fairfax Hospital - Falls Church,
VA
Maricopa Medical Center - Phoenix,
AZ*
Stanford Hospital - Stanford,
CA
St. Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor Hospital - Ann
Arbor, MI
St. Luke's University Hospital - Bethlehem - Bethlehem, PA
UCHealth University of Colorado
Hospital - Aurora, CO
UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica
- Santa Monica, CA
UF Health Shands Hospital - Gainesville,
FL*
University of Utah Hospital -
Salt Lake City, UT*
UT Medical Branch at Galveston -
Galveston, TX
Teaching Hospitals
Abbott Northwestern Hospital -
Minneapolis, MN
Aspirus Wausau Hospital - Wausau,
WI
Brandon Regional Hospital - Brandon,
FL
Grandview Medical Center - Dayton,
OH
Kettering Medical Center - Kettering,
OH
McKay-Dee Hospital - Ogden, UT
Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas - Rogers, AR
Mercy Hospital St. Louis - Saint Louis,
MO
Mount Carmel St. Ann's - Westerville,
OH
MountainView Hospital - Las Vegas,
NV*
Palmetto General Hospital - Hialeah,
FL*
PIH Health Hospital - Whittier -
Whittier, CA
Redmond Regional Medical Center - Rome,
GA
Rose Medical Center - Denver,
CO*
Sky Ridge Medical Center - Lone Tree,
CO
St. Mark's Hospital - Salt Lake City,
UT*
St. Vincent Healthcare - Billings,
MT
Swedish Medical Center - Englewood,
CO*
The Medical Center of Aurora -
Aurora, CO
UCHealth Poudre Valley Hospital - Fort
Collins, CO
UH Geauga Medical Center - Chardon,
OH*
United Hospital Center - Bridgeport,
WV
Utah Valley Hospital - Provo,
UT*
Wesley Medical Center - Wichita,
KS
West Penn Hospital - Pittsburgh,
PA
Large Community Hospitals
Abrazo Arrowhead Campus -
Glendale, AZ
Advocate Sherman Hospital - Elgin,
IL
Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center - Medford, OR
Baylor Scott & White Medical
Center – Grapevine - Grapevine, TX
Edward Hospital - Naperville,
IL*
Elmhurst Hospital - Elmhurst,
IL*
Hoag Hospital Newport Beach - Newport
Beach, CA
Houston Methodist Willowbrook Hospital - Houston, TX
Mercy Health - Anderson Hospital - Cincinnati, OH
Mercy Hospital Oklahoma City - Oklahoma
City, OK
Mission Regional Medical Center - Mission, TX*
Saint Francis Medical Center - Cape
Girardeau, MO
Saint Mary's Hospital - Reno,
NV*
Sarasota Memorial Hospital - Sarasota,
FL
Silver Cross Hospital - New Lenox,
IL
St. Clair Hospital - Pittsburgh,
PA
St. David's Medical Center -
Austin, TX*
St. David's North Austin Medical
Center - Austin, TX
St. Joseph's Hospital -
Tampa, FL
Stormont Vail Hospital - Topeka,
KS
Medium Community Hospitals
AdventHealth Wesley Chapel
- Wesley Chapel, FL
Doctors Hospital of Sarasota -
Sarasota, FL
Dublin Methodist Hospital - Dublin,
OH
East Liverpool City Hospital - East
Liverpool, OH*
IU Health North Hospital - Carmel,
IN*
Logan Regional Hospital - Logan,
UT
McLaren Northern Michigan - Petoskey,
MI
Mercy Iowa City - Iowa City, IA
Mercy Medical Center - Cedar Rapids,
IA
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center - Dubuque, IA
Providence Medical Center - Kansas City,
KS*
Sherman Oaks Hospital - Sherman Oaks,
CA
South Baldwin Regional Medical Center - Foley, AL
St. Luke's Anderson Campus -
Easton, PA
St. Vincent's Medical Center
Clay County - Middleburg, FL
Sycamore Medical Center - Miamisburg,
OH
Timpanogos Regional Hospital - Orem,
UT
UCHealth Medical Center of the Rockies - Loveland, CO
West Valley Medical Center - Caldwell,
ID
Wooster Community Hospital - Wooster,
OH
Small Community Hospitals
Alta View Hospital -
Sandy, UT
American Fork Hospital - American Fork,
UT
Aurora Medical Center in Kenosha -
Kenosha, WI
Baptist Health - Hot Spring County
- Malvern, AR
Brigham City Community Hospital - Brigham
City, UT
Buffalo Hospital - Buffalo, MN
Cedar City Hospital - Cedar City,
UT
Clark Regional Medical Center - Winchester, KY
Lakeview Hospital - Bountiful,
UT
Lone Peak Hospital - Draper,
UT
Parkview Huntington Hospital - Huntington, IN
Parkview Noble Hospital - Kendallville,
IN
Saint Francis Hospital South - Tulsa,
OK
Spectrum Health Zeeland Community Hospital - Zeeland, MI
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Centralia - Centralia, IL
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Janesville - Janesville, WI
St. John Owasso Hospital - Owasso,
OK
St. Mary's Medical Center - Blue Springs,
MO*
Stillwater Medical Center - Stillwater,
OK
Sutter Tracy Community Hospital - Tracy,
CA
IBM Watson Health 15 Top Health Systems List (by
category)
Large Health Systems
Baylor
Scott & White Health – Dallas,
TX
CHI Health – Omaha, NE
HCA Continental Division – Denver,
CO
Kettering Health Network – Dayton,
OH
UCHealth – Aurora, CO
Medium Health Systems
Edward-Elmhurst Health –
Naperville, IL
HealthPartners – Bloomington,
MN
Parkview Health – Fort Wayne,
IN
Saint Luke's Health System – Kansas City,
MO
St. Luke's Health System – Boise,
ID
Small Health Systems
Asante – Medford, OR
Aspirus – Wausau, WI
Genesis Health System – Davenport,
IA
Maury Regional Health – Columbia,
TN
Saint Alphonsus Health System – Boise,
ID
About the Fortune/IBM Watson Health 100 Top Hospitals
List
The Fortune/IBM Watson Health 100 Top Hospitals list is
determined using independent and objective research to analyze
hospital and health system performance. Organizations do not apply
or pay for this honor or pay to promote their award. Award-winning
hospitals and health systems serve as a model of excellence for the
industry.
About the IBM Watson Health 100 Top Hospitals Program
The IBM Watson Health 100 Top Hospitals Program's annual studies
result in the Fortune/IBM Watson Health 100 Top Hospitals
list, IBM Watson Health 50 Top Cardiovascular
Hospitals list and IBM Watson Health 15 Top Health
Systems list. Organizations do not apply or pay for this honor or
pay to promote their award. Award-winning hospitals and health
systems serve as a model of excellence for the industry.
Visit http://www.100tophospitals.com/ for more
information.
About IBM Watson Health
IBM Watson Health is a data, analytics, and technology partner
for the health industry. Supported by the innovation of IBM and
intelligence of Watson, we are
committed to helping build smarter health ecosystems. Through the
combination of our deep industry expertise in health, data and
analytics, actionable insights, and reputation for security and
trust, Watson Health is working together with its clients and
partners to help them achieve simpler processes, better care
insights, faster breakthroughs, and improved experiences for people
around the world. Learn more at
https://www.ibm.com/watson-health.
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