Intelligent Information to Better Manage
the Cost and Quality of Healthcare

SYSTEM QUALITY VARIES BY OWNERSHIP TYPE

The latest 100 Top Hospitals research finds significant variation in quality, efficiency, and perception of care in health systems by ownership type. As reform legislation changes the industry with new pay-for-performance initiatives and new tax rules that stress certain ownership types more than others, assessing the alignment of individual provider entities with the corporate goals of healthcare systems will become more critical. Download the research brief, "Differences in Health System Quality Performance by Ownership."

Released monthly, the Consumer Healthcare Sentiment Index (CHSI) measures U.S. consumers' current and future ability to access, use, and pay for healthcare services for themselves and their dependents.

PHARMACY INTERVENTION IMPROVES PATIENT SAFETY

Thomson Reuters Pharmacy Intervention helps hospital pharmacists prevent adverse drug events (ADEs) and reduce medication costs by identifying at-risk patients early. This helps pharmacists repond to those patients quickly — before their condition worsens — and eliminate the increased costs associated with longer length of stay.  View this presentation to learn more.

COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS RESEARCH

Comparative Effectiveness Research: Which Treatments Work Best in Real-World Settings?

Comparative effectiveness research has great potential for improving healthcare quality and patient outcomes. Determining which treatments work best in real-world settings requires hard evidence to inform choices. With meaningful measures of the costs of care and treatment outcomes, MarketScan® Research Databases support the rigorous evaluations necessary for retrospective effectiveness studies. The databases feature more than 30 million covered lives in 2007, providing the longitudinal strength and detailed patient-level data needed to deliver effective research. Learn More >  

Thought Leadership

Fact File: Wellness Pays

• Article
• 18 Aug 2010

How Big is the Market? (The IPV/OPV white paper)

• White Paper
• 13 Aug 2010