The Fault in our (Three) Stars

Conclusions Like it or not (I think only a minority of CEOs will be happy with their star rating and many physicians will chafe at the ED metrics being used) CMS has started rating your hospital on a five star scale. All of the ED metrics used in the star rating system are typically followed by the ED medical director and nursing leaders, but now you may notice hospital administration is more interested in your performance. The good news is that with added visibility, hospital admin may provide more support in helping to improve performance. We need to know which of our metrics are involved and how we’re contributing to the hospital’s score. Because some metrics are weighted more than others, we should align with the hospital to understand the administrative priorities of the hospital and begin tackling those issues one at a time. REFERENCES https://www.qualitynet.org/dcs/ContentServer?c=Page&pagename=QnetPublic%2F-Page%2FQnetTier2&cid=1228775183434 AHA Quality Advisory, January 27, 2016; http://www.aha.org/advocacy-issues/tools-resources/advisory/2016/160127-quality-adv.pdf Dr. Silverman is chairman of emergency medicine at the Virginia Hospital Center and is a partner at Emergency Medicine Associates. He is also the author of the book Director’s Corner, available on Amazon. Pearl: From a business perspective, it’s likely that hospitals will try to negotiate with insurance companies to become preferred providers if the hospital can demonstrate higher qual...
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