2021 Quality Leadership Series: Value Measurement and Hospital Rankings
This session will feature a panel of member CQOs and Vizient experts discussing their approach to navigating the “sea of health care rankings,” including CMS Stars, Leapfrog, US News, and the Vizient Quality & Accountability Report. Members will learn the key methodological differences between hospital rankings and hear strategies related to how the Q&A scorecard and other rankings are used to internally align and improve organizational performance. They will also learn how two different organizations have successfully improved performance to achieve high rankings.
Target Audience
Nurses
Physicians
Quality Leaders
Learning Objectives
- Review the key methodological differences in the hospital ranking systems and how to set strategy for improved outcomes.
- Discuss recent changes in the CMS Star Rating methodology and how it impacts hospital scores.
- Summarize how two healthcare systems successfully took steps to improve organizational performance and achieve high scores in the hospital ranking systems.
Additional Information
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Tom Villanueva, DO, MBA, FACPE, SFHM
Associate Vice President, Clinical Resources (physician planner)
Vizient
Networks Manager
Vizient
Senior Networks Director
Vizient
Networks Director
Vizient
Reviewer
Donna McNutt, MS, RN
Networks Director
Vizient
Presenters
Ryan Carroll, MBA
Director, National Imperatives
Vizient
Chad Vandenberg, MPH
Chief Quality Officer
UCSD Health
Brandi Sommer, B.Sc., CPHQ
Senior Quality Analyst
Mary Lanning Memorial Healthcare
Joint Accreditation Statement:
In support of improving patient care, Vizient, Inc. is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
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Designation Statements:
NURSING
This activity is designated for 1.00 contact hours.
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR HEALTHCARE QUALITY
This program has been approved by the National Association for Healthcare Quality for a maximum of 1.00 CPHQ continuing education credits for this event.
PHYSICIAN
Vizient, Inc. designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) ™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
CEU
Vizient, Inc. will award CEUs to each participant who successfully completes this program. The CEU is a nationally recognized unit of measure for continuing education and training programs that meet certain criteria (1 contact hour = 0.1 CEU).
Available Credit
- 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
- 1.00 ANCC
- 1.00 CPHQ – Certified Professional Healthcare Quality
- 1.00 General CE - Attendance