Updated and expanded performance data on measures of patient safety and health care quality are now available on WhyNotTheBest.org. The data, for measures developed by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, come from hospitals in 16 states (including the four newly added states of Massachusetts, Nevada, Oklahoma, and Virginia) and are based on reports from all payers—Medicare, Medicaid, and private insurers.
WhyNotTheBest.org is a unique source for exploring these data across states and regions. The following data sets contain new or updated measures:
- inpatient quality indicators tracking mortality and utilization;
- patient safety indicators tracking potentially avoidable complications and adverse events; and
- prevention quality measures for hospital admissions that might have been avoided with better ambulatory care.
To get started, explore these featured reports: Boston Hospitals: Patient Safety Indicators;Variation Among Virginia Counties: Inpatient Quality Indicators; and New England States: Prevention Quality Indicators.