Healthcare Savvy 2
Published on Nov 29, 2015
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HEALTHCARE SAVVY
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Quality of care varies dramatically from one hospital to the next and it has nothing to do with cost or reputation.
1 in 3 hospital admissions includes an adverse event
Adverse events = Harm to patient as a result of medical care or in a health care setting.
Source: 'Global Trigger Tool' shows that adverse events in hospitals may be ten times greater than previously measured ~Health Affairs, April 2011
Source: 'Global Trigger Tool' shows that adverse events in hospitals may be ten times greater than previously measured ~Health Affairs, April 2011
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A surgeon in the US leaves a foreign object such as a sponge or a towel inside a patients body after an operation 39 times a week,
Source: Johns Hopkins malpractice study: surgical "never events" occur at least 4,000 times per year ~Johns Hopkins Medicine, December 19, 2012
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performs the wrong procedure on a patient 20 times a week and
Source: Johns Hopkins malpractice study: surgical "never events" occur at least 4,000 times per year ~Johns Hopkins Medicine, December 19, 2012
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operates on the wrong body site 20 times per week.
Source: Johns Hopkins malpractice study: surgical "never events" occur at least 4,000 times per year ~Johns Hopkins Medicine, December 19, 2012
At the best performing hospitals, 4.8% of patients having inpatient surgery will die of avoidable complications
Source: Steering Employees Toward Safer Care ~Altarum Institute
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At the worst performing hospitals, almost 4 times as many patients will die -- 16.7%.
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How far will you drive for dinner?
I know how far some of you are willing to go for a good meal. We want you to be at least that selective about where you go for your medical care.
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Download the Leapfrog App on your smartphone, so you'll have it when you need it.
http://www.hospitalsafetyscore.org/
http://www.hospitalsafetyscore.org/
HOW SAFE IS THE HOSPITAL YOU CHOSE?
You can use the app to see the letter grades of the hospitals around you. You can see how the hospitals we used last year scored here -- http://www.insideworkplacewellness.com/2014/04/how-safe-are-hospitals-we-us...
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Unfortunately, the hospitals in Maryland are not scored. Maryland hospitals have their own payment system for reimbursement and they're not required to submit data to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); therefore, organizations like Leapfrog don't have access to the data. Maryland operates the nation's only all-payer hospital rate regulation system and they're the only state that does not share its' data publicly. There are also some critical access hospitals, specialty hospitals such as children's hospital, and cancer hospitals for which there is insufficient data to assign a score.
we want to help you make informed choices
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We'll be holding a number of educational sessions this year.
Last week we did a session on managing your HSA.
On June 25th, we'll hold a session on comparing the costs and benefits of prescription drugs.
On July 10, we'll hold a session on how to talk with your doctor about the quality and the cost of your care.
We're working on some other sessions too. You're welcome to suggest topics.
Last week we did a session on managing your HSA.
On June 25th, we'll hold a session on comparing the costs and benefits of prescription drugs.
On July 10, we'll hold a session on how to talk with your doctor about the quality and the cost of your care.
We're working on some other sessions too. You're welcome to suggest topics.
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Learn about the ins and outs of how insurance works here and more about safety -- https://www.air.bo/ard/health-care-savvy
