Doctors Medical Center has been recognized by the HCIA and The Health Network as a recipient of the 1999 100 Top Hospitals™: Benchmarks for Success award. The hospital's recognition for clinical excellence and efficient delivery of care was published in Modern Healthcare magazine, a leading health care industry publication.
The study is conducted to establish benchmarks in the context of a rapidly and constantly changing industry. It is based solely on objective, quantitative performance data that are consistent and complete across nine geographic regions in the United States. The study identifies top performing hospitals based upon quality of care, efficiency of operations and sustainability of overall performance.
HCIA has developed a model for measuring high performance that identifies 100 of the top performing hospitals on key measures related to clinical practices, operations, and financial measurement. Benchmark hospitals consistently perform well across eight measures indicating high value, high quality, effective use of resources, and efficient provision of care.
This year’s ranking is based on the following eight measures of clinical quality practices, operations, and financial management:
1. risk-adjusted mortality index;
2. risk-adjusted complications index;
3. severity-adjusted average length of stay;
4. expense per adjusted discharge, case mix- and wage-adjusted;
5. profitability (cash flow margin);
6. proportion of outpatient revenue;
7. index of total facility occupancy;
8. productivity (total asset turnover ratio).
"At Doctors Medical Center, our people make the difference. Our governing board members, physicians and employees are committed to working together as a team, delivering high quality patient care. I would like to thank them for their teamwork, proving that working together, in this dynamic industry, we can make a difference," said Tim Joslin, Chief Executive Officer of Doctors Medical Center.
"The announcement of the 100 Top Hospitals is a timely to President Clinton’s concern about hospital outcomes," said Jean Chenoweth, senior vice president of HCIA. "The 100 Top Hospitals are shining examples of hospitals that have built a culture around continuous performance improvement."
"With the explosion of available health news and information on television and the Internet, consumers are taking greater control of their personal health and expenses," said J. Tod Fetherling, senior vice president of TheHealthNetwork.com. "The 100 Top Hospitals study helps consumers make informed decisions about their health care by learning which hospitals offer superior care at lower costs." Study results are available to consumers at http://www.TheHealthNetwork.com.
Doctors Medical Center of Modesto is a JCAHO accredited, acute care hospital, offering a wide range of services including Cardiology, Oncology, Neurology, Orthopedics, Medical/Surgical, Emergency and Trauma Services, Air Ambulance, Critical/Intensive Care and Women and Children’s Services. DMC employs more than 2000 employees and has approximately 500 affiliated physicians. More than an acute care hospital, Doctors Medical Center is a comprehensive healthcare delivery system. DMC can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.dmc-modesto.com.
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