100 Top Hospitals news and information

This year, I have the privilege of introducing you to Truven Health Analytics, formerly the healthcare business of Thomson Reuters. With the support of Veritas Capital, our new owner, Truven Health Analytics is dedicated to the same mission and standards of excellence to provide objective,...
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Readmissions at an inpatient heart-failure unit at Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas plummeted to 7% from 29% in nine months.
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About a decade ago, the board of directors of Tanner Health System in Carrollton, Ga., decided to make an absolute commitment to patient satisfaction and quality. That commitment has gotten results, with the three-hospital system for the first time being named among Thomson Reuters' 15 Top Health...
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If you must have heart trouble, have it in Canton, Ohio. The two major hospitals serving this city of 70,000—337-bed Mercy Medical Center and 547-bed Aultman Hospital—offer cardiovascular services that rival any in the nation. Both appear on the Thomson Reuters 50 Top Cardiovascular...
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Is quality healthcare cheaper or does it come at a higher cost? According to an exclusive study conducted for Modern Healthcare by Thomson Reuters using data from research to determine its annual list of the 100 Top Hospitals, the bottom line is that doing less actually equals more, at least when...
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Hospitals that spend less money on pharmaceuticals also take better care of their patients. That's one key finding from an in-depth analysis of finances and care quality at thousands of hospitals across the U.S., performed by analytics firm Thomson Reuters at the request of Modern...
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Is quality healthcare cheaper or does it come at a higher cost? According to an exclusive study conducted for Modern Healthcare by Thomson Reuters using data from research to determine its annual list of the 100 Top Hospitals, the bottom line is that doing less actually equals more, at least when...
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Dr. Elizabeth Mort has kept close tabs on a frail, elderly patient with congestive heart failure since the patient was released from Partners HealthCare System's Massachusetts General Hospital in August. After a short stint in rehabilitation, the patient went home—but Partners went with her.
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Medical students are taught to first do no harm to patients. Perhaps a better motto to follow is, first do nothing.
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Health systems are increasing community value. Most studies examining the value produced by the formation of health systems have shown increased prices but did not explore improvement in quality. Our analysis shows that hospital members of health systems are starting to pull ahead of independent...
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