“Best” hospitals in US get poor marks in new rating system
A new ranking system has found that some hospitals rated “best” by the annual US News and World Report are failing on criteria that is ignored by the report. More
Hospitals have long been judged on quality of care. These new rankings grade their commitment to community, too.
“There are a lot of unsung heroes,” Saini said. “What we’re trying to do is create a new narrative and for all of us to think differently about hospitals — what they are doing and what they could do.” More
Orgs Leading Clinical Quality Fall Flat in Health Equity Pursuits
“There are some very fine hospitals that feel forced to focus on profitable elective procedures to stay in business,” Saini explained. “This can lead to business decisions that make them look good on outcomes like mortality, but at the expense of equity. The data show that gaps between a hospital’s clinical results and its performance in the community are sometimes very wide, which can contribute to disparities in care and put certain communities at risk.” More
New hospital ranking considers civic leadership, care value: See 20 who topped the list
"At a time when communities are relying on them like never before, hospitals must rethink what it means to be great," Vikas Saini, MD, president of the Lown Institute, said in a press release. "COVID-19 highlights how hospitals are essential community partners for anyone in need. To be great, however, a hospital cannot only provide care that's high in quality. It must also deliver value and advance equality. Our index is designed to help them do just that." More
Miriam Hospital tops new ranking but scores low on pay equity, inclusivity
“Hospitals who do well with care, do not do well with civic engagement and equity,” said Brownlee, a former health care reporter for US News and World Report and Discover Magazine, and said she has been thinking about breaking down this type of data on hospitals for the better part of a decade. “If a hospital is good on inclusivity, then it means you are working harder to care for lower income people and people of color.” More
Memorial Hermann, Harris Health among top Houston hospitals in new rankings
Houston’s Memorial Hermann Hospital System and Harris Health System are best in class for clinical outcomes and addressing racial and income disparities in health care, according to a report released Tuesday. More
Is your local hospital a force for good? New report card sheds light
How NY hospitals are addressing inequality and diversity in leadership
New index assesses quality, value and civic leadership of New Jersey hospitals
“At a time when communities are relying on them like never before, hospitals must rethink what it means to be great,” said Dr. Vikas Saini, president of the Lown Institute. “COVID-19 highlights how hospitals are essential community partners for anyone in need. To be great, however, a hospital cannot only provide care that’s high in quality. It must also deliver value and advance equality. Our index is designed to help them do just that.” More
In a new hospital ranking, doing good counts nearly as much as doing well
No previous hospital rankings use “civic leadership,” which includes community-minded policies such as charity care, financial aid, and paying all staffers a living wage, or “value of care,” meaning whether a hospital avoids 13 procedures of questionable or clearly absent clinical benefit. The Lown Institute, a nonprofit think tank in Brookline, Mass., incorporated both measures into its rankings of 3,282 hospitals because “it is time for hospitals to rethink what it means to be great,” said Lown’s president, physician Vikas Saini. More
PRESS RELEASE: Can 2020 Push Hospitals From Good To Great?
The new Lown Institute Hospitals Index assesses civic leadership, value, and outcomes at US Hospitals. More
Introducing the Best Hospitals for America
If we want to start holding hospitals more accountable for improving their performance, however, we first need a reliable set of metrics to hold them accountable to. Unfortunately, those metrics don’t exist—not in government or the private sector. More
Data show panic and disorganization dominate the study of Covid-19 drugs
A new STAT analysis shows the effort to study treatments has been marked by disorder and chaos, with huge financial resources wasted. More
What are Tennessee’s best hospitals?
"At a time when communities are relying on them like never before, hospitals must rethink what it means to be great," said Vikas Saini, M.D., president of the Lown Institute. "COVID-19 highlights how hospitals are essential community partners for anyone in need. To be great, however, a hospital cannot only provide care that's high in quality. It must also deliver value and advance equality." More
US hospitals function like businesses. That’s why they are struggling amid COVID pandemic.
Despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, hospitals are closing. Hospitals should serve the public, not owners' pocketbooks. More
I Got Tested for COVID-19. Then I Got Billed.
Online registration, a drive through nasal swab and a short phone call. Then my insurance company was billed $1,844. More
Why Surviving the Virus Might Come Down to Which Hospital Admits You
In New York City’s poor neighborhoods, some patients have languished in understaffed hospitals, with substandard equipment. It was a different story in Manhattan’s private medical centers. More
She Went To The ER To Try To Get A Coronavirus Test And Ended Up $1,840 In Debt
Carmen Quintero couldn't get a coronavirus test but ended up with a huge bill for trying to. She also was told to self-isolate and had no choice but to use vacation time to stay home from work. More
Lown Institute Hospitals Index
The Lown Hospitals Index is a new kind of hospital ranking, one that takes into account the full breadth of what hospitals do. More
The FDA Needs to Get Back to Basics
The agency should take every measure to ensure the safety and efficacy of prescription drugs under emergency use authorization. More