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Mississippi Is the Only State With Negative Hospital Performance on Every Mortality Measure, Analysis Finds
The analysis found Mississippi was the only state with a negative net balance on every mortality measure, including -24.24 percentage points for pneumonia.
- On Friday, Coates and Johnson PLLC released an analysis examining 20 CMS quality-of-care measures across United States hospitals. Mississippi trailed national benchmarks on every mortality measure, revealing significant performance disparities.
- Researchers used CMS Care Compare datasets over 24 to 39 months to calculate net performance by subtracting hospitals rated worse than national benchmarks from those rated better. This methodology provided a comparative snapshot of state-level hospital quality.
- Massachusetts led with positive mortality balances, while Mississippi, Arkansas, and West Virginia showed lower performance on pneumonia. Nationally, pneumonia recorded a 15.2% death rate, and 5.69% of hospitals underperformed on pressure ulcers.
- On the PSI-90 patient safety composite, 30 states recorded a negative net balance. New Mexico specifically reported a-18.52 net balance on the composite and-9.09 on stroke mortality, highlighting acute safety challenges.
- Publicly reported CMS ratings offer families and policymakers a starting point for addressing care improvements. The study cautions these comparisons serve as one information source rather than a definitive assessment of any individual hospital.
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Mississippi Is the Only State With Negative Hospital Performance on Every Mortality Measure, Analysis Finds
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