title: Network's cardiology data help member groups benchmark performance, market services.
abstract: Data-driven cardiac network improves outcomes, reduces costs. Thirty-seven high-volume network member hospitals are using detailed demographic, procedure, and outcomes data in benchmarking and marketing efforts, and network physicians are using the aggregate data on 120,000 angioplasty and bypass procedures in research studies. Here are the details, plus sample reports.
mesh_terms: D019985:Benchmarking; D016507:Cardiology Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*; D003363:Cost Control; D003625:Data Collection / Q000379:methods; D019468:Disease Management; D005845:Georgia; D017052:Hospital Mortality; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D017008:Negotiating; D009935:Organizational Affiliation; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D014481:United States