Consumer Hospital e-Report Card: Quality information about health care providers, or hospitals, is now internet accessible by member-consumers through the Virginia Business Coalition on Health. This snapshot e-report-card shows data for five separate procedures/conditions, using 2002 Virginia all-payer data and compares patient volume, mortality, complications, length of stay and cost. The five conditions are:

• Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG)
• Stroke
• Pneumonia
• Colon Cancer
• Total Hip Replacement

Do You Know?....

• 30 Percent of all direct health care outlays today are a result of "poor quality"
• Private purchasers absorb about one-third of these costs
• Poor quality care costs a typical employer between $1,900 and $2,250 per covered employee per year

Source:  Midwest Business Group on Health and Juran Institute 2002

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Quality information for consumers about health care providers, hospitals & physicians is now internet accessible through the Virginia Business Coalition on Health. This snapshot report is a guide to hospital quality. To learn how you can access a powerful, personalized, evidence-based tool that empowers VBCH members and employees to make more informed healthcare choices when selecting hospitals, contact VBCH. VBCH Members Only

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