Quality Health Indicators QHi Benchmarking Tool

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Quality Health Indicators (QHi) Benchmarking Tool

• Colorado Critical Access Hospital Advisory
  Council
• November 6, 2009

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Comparative data and information

• Open literature (e.g., research studies, practice
  guidelines)
• Data gathered and evaluated by independent orgs
  (e.g., CMS, JC)
• Data on competitors performance
• Comparisons with other orgs providing similar
  services
• Benchmarking

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Benchmarks

• Processes and results that represent best
  practices and performance for similar activities

Can be within or outside your industry
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Why benchmark?To understand current dimensions
of exceptional performance to achieve
non-incremental or breakthrough improvement
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Quality Health Indicators (QHi)

• Developed through Kansas Hospital Assn and Kansas
  Rural Health Options Project
• Provide instrument to compare specific measures
  of quality among rural hospitals
• Promote improvement
• Participation through FLEX program

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Four pillars of measurement
Clinical Quality
Financial Operational
Employee Contribution
Patient Satisfaction
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Current participants
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Attributes
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Colorado CAHs

• 8 CAHs have signed up
• Submitting 5 quality measures

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Measures/indicators of most interest to Colorado
CAHs

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8 QHi core measures
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Using QHi tool

• Define your facility characteristics
• Used to create peer groups
• Select your measures
• Enter data
• Generate reports

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Password protected login
jane
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Example of Core Measure Dashboard
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Other measures Examples
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Other measures Examples
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Other measures Examples
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Other measures Examples
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Benefits
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Questions? Comments?