Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore was one of 23 Maryland hospitals to have a lower-than-state-average rate of potentially preventable complications, such as infections and pneumonia, according to a report from the Maryland Health Services Cost Review Commission.
Johns Hopkins’ saw a 2.13 PPC rate per 1,000 cases, adjusted for severity of patients, according to the Maryland Hospital Acquired Conditions report. Based on state averages, the hospital was predicted to have 4,332 cases of PPCs when it actually observed 3,782 in 2010.
Under the Cost Review Commission’s MHAC program, hospitals face financial incentives to reduce complications rates. Since Johns Hopkins observed fewer complications than were predicted, the hospital will receive slightly more than $5,000 in bonus pay from the Cost Commission.
Nine hospitals had higher-than-state-average rates of PPCs and will forgo $2.1 million as a penalty, according to a Washington Post report.
Read the Washington Post report on Maryland hospitals.
Read the Maryland Hospital Acquired Conditions report.
Read more about hospital acquired conditions:
– Study: Private Rooms in ICUs Reduce Infection Rates
– Anesthesiologist Warns Hospitals His Surgical Invention Could Spread Bacteria
– 5 Most Common Hospital Acquired Conditions Based on Total Costs
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