Comparative Guide to American Hospitals

Eastern Region
Softcover, 11" x 9"
ISBN 1592372805
9781592372805
Grey House / Sedgwick Press
August 2007
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Western Region
Softcover, 11" x 9"
ISBN 159237283X
9781592372836
Grey House / Sedgwick Press
August 2007
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Central Region
Softcover, 11" x 9"
ISBN 1592372821
9781592372829
Grey House / Sedgwick Press
August 2007
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Southern Region
Softcover, 11" x 9"
ISBN 1592372813
9781592372812
Grey House / Sedgwick Press
August 2007
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These titles are the first ever resources to compare every hospital in the country by 17 measures of quality in the treatment of heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia and surgical procedures.

The Comparative Guide to American Hospitals, as a set, provides a treatment profile of over 4,200 hospitals.

These informative profiles illustrate how the hospitals rate in over 20 important areas. Then, The Comparative Guide to American Hospitals shows their percentage numbers so you can find data on, for example:

Heart Attack Care: % who receive Aspirin at Arrival, Aspirin at Discharge, ACE Inhibitor for LVSD, Beta Blocker at Arrival, Beta Blocker at Discharge, Thrombolytic Agent Received, PTCA Received and Adult Smoking Cessation Advice.
Heart Failure: % who receive LVF Assessment, Ace Inhibitor for LVSD, Discharge Instructions, Adult Smoking Cessation Advice.
Pneumonia: % Who Receive Initial Antibiotic Timing, Pneumococcal Vaccination, Oxygenation Assessment, Blood Culture Performed and Adult Smoking Cessation Advice.
Surgical Procedures and more.

Organized by state, each profile compares the individual hospital’s score against Best Practices, the State and US averages.

Plus, the directory provides contact information on 15 top administrators including the Heads of ER, Cardiology, and Pulmonary Care.

Most importantly, The Comparative Guide to American Hospitals provides easy-to-use Ranking Tables for each of the data elements to allow the user to quickly locate the hospitals with the best levels of service.

This important resources will be a must for reference collections as well as public, medical and academic libraries. Those preparing for JCAHO or CMS surveys will utilize these tables, as well as ongoing committee and task force efforts in the areas of quality improvement and utilization management.

This data is based on the HOSPITAL COMPARE STUDY, produced by Medicare, and is now uniquely available in print here and in a unique user-friendly format, along with contact information and hospital data from Grey House’s Directory of Hospital Personnel.

You can view sample pages here or the table of contents here.

Grey House Publishing is the publisher of authoritative reference directories specializing in business, statistics, demographics, education and health.

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