Hospital Survey

2003 Michigan Health and Safety Coalition (MH&SC) Joint Hospital Survey

The 2003 MH&SC Joint Hospital Survey is underway. Hospital CEOs were sent information on this year's survey during the last week of August. During September hospitals throughout Michigan are being asked to complete the on-line survey on the following areas of care:

Open Heart Surgery
Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair
Carotid Endarterectomy Surgery
Pancreatic Resection
Esophagectomy for Cancer
Low Birthweight Infants and Infants with Congenital Anomalies in NICUs
Intensive Care Unit Physician Staffing
Computerized Physician Order Entry

This year's survey is a joint effort between the Michigan Health and Safety Coalition and The Leapfrog Group (LG). The LG is a national non-profit organization representing purchasers.

The survey evaluates hospital performance against guidelines for care and helps identify opportunities to improve patient safety and the quality of health care in Michigan and across the country.

Participation in the survey is voluntary but hospitals have been overwhelmingly supportive of the effort.

To be included in this year's MH&SC reporting process, the completed survey must be submitted by September 30, 2003. This year, survey results for the consumer report will be scored using a five point bullet scale, as follows:

Assignment of Bullets and Scoring Ranges

· · · · · 100% to 95.0 % of possible points

· · · · 94.9% to 80% of possible points

· · · 79.9 to 60.0% of possible points

· · 59.9 to 40.0 of possible points

· 39.9 to 0% of possible points

Bullet Labels

· · · · · Fully meets guideline

· · · · Meets over 80% of guideline

· · · Meets over 60% of guideline

· · Meets over 40% of guideline

· Meets less than 40% of guideline

Summary scores reflect only the non-volume activities recommended in the MH&SC' s guideline ("recommended activities results"). They do not take into consideration procedure volume, which is shown separately on the consumer report.

The results of the survey are made available to the general public, and many organizations refer to the survey as a part of their improvement efforts. Most notably, this year's survey will allow:

Hospitals to measure their performance against the guidelines and the performance of other hospitals in Michigan and in the United States.
Consumers to view online individual hospital performance.
The MH&SC and the LG to identify where best to focus their efforts to further their quality and safety goals

2002 Hospital Survey
Printable Version of the 2002 Survey
2002 Hospital CEO Letter
2002 Coalition Press Release
2002 Consumer Survey Reports