100 TOP HOSPITALS
Top Cardiovascular Inpatient Performance and Improved Outcomes

Congratulations to the winners of the 2009 Thomson Reuters 100 Top Hospitals^®: Cardiovascular Benchmarks award. Results show these top performers not only provided exceptional inpatient care, but also had significantly better post-discharge outcomes, including lower 30-day mortality and readmission rates for AMI. Read more >

PRACTICAL INSIGHTS. REMARKABLE OUTCOMES. 

Hospitals are delivering noteworthy results to their organizations by using benchmarking and market intelligence solutions to achieve higher levels of efficiency and effectiveness. As part of our campaign to help hospitals save $4 billion, we are committed to sharing insights and best practices that help inform and improve industry performance.
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CLINICAL SURVEILLANCE WITH CAREFOCUS

Hospitals today face increasing pressure to improve clinical quality, comply with government mandates and reduce costs. Real-time clinical surveillance with Clinical Xpert™ CareFocus helps hospitals address these challenges by automatically identifying 'at-risk' patients in need of immediate intervention and notifying the appropriate clinician to intervene promptly before the patient's condition deteriorates. 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

Comparisons to Peer Performance Data Reduce Overtime and Patient Wait Times by 60% (WellStar Kennestone Hospital)

• Case Study
• 12 Nov 2009
• HEALTHCARE

Fact File: Financial Trends

• Article
• 14 Oct 2009
• FINANCIAL