Under the program, participants use Charlotte, N.C.-based Premier's Perspectives hospital database, along with help from the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, to identify the main factors that lead to deaths, errors and excessive costs, as well as factors contributing to improved patient experiences.
Using Medicare data, hospitals participating in QUEST have morality rates that are 5 percent lower than control hospitals. QUEST hospitals have experienced a 2 percent growth in expenses compared to a national average of 14 percent, according to Premier.
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--Joseph Goedert
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