Thomson Reuters' fourth annual study of health systems, part of its 100 Top Hospitals programs. Information sources include two public databases: Medicare Provider Analysis and Review, or MedPAR, and the CMS' Hospital Compare. Source: Thomson Reuters. Published Jan. 16, 2012, p. 30.
The 15 Top Health Systems are listed by category in alphabetical order, along with 49 other health systems, also presented in alphabetical order, that together represent the top quintile of the 321 health systems in the study.
The categories include:
- Large health systems (More than $1.5 billion in operating expenses)
- Medium health systems ($750 million to $1.5 billion in operating expenses)
- Small health systems (Less than $750 million in operating expenses)
