SDI Health, a healthcare metrics consulting firm, has ranked the top 100 integrated healthcare networks in the nation, according to a release from SDI Healthcare.
Here are the top 15 organizations on the list, with SDI Healthcare's scores on each in parentheses, based on factors such as services, technology, physicians and financial stability.
1. Sentara Healthcare Norfolk, Va. (91.21)
2. St. Johns Mercy Health Care, St. Louis. (90.71)
3. St. Johns Health System, Springfield Mo. (90.00)
4. MultiCare Health System, Tacoma, Wash. (88.39)
5. Intermountain Healthcare Salt Lake City. (88.03)
6. Sharp HealthCare, San Diego. (87.56)
7. University Hospitals Cleveland Ohio. (87.35)
8. Bon Secours Richmond (Va.) Health System. (87.30)
9. ProMedica Health System, Toledo, Ohio. (86.65)
10. Banner Health, Phoenix. (86.55)
11. Henry Ford Health System, Detroit (86.09)
12. Franciscan Health System, Tacoma, Wash. (85.53)
13. WellStar Health System, Marietta, Ga. (85.21)
14. Carolinas HealthCare System, Charlotte, N.C. (84.95)
15. Baptist Memorial Health Care, Memphis, Tenn. (84.12)
"Top 100 Integrated Healthcare Networks 2010" uses the following scoring system, based on SDI Healthcare data on the following attributes (with weighting in parentheses): integration (27 percent), integrated technology (15 percent), financial stability (13 percent), hospital utilization (10 percent), services & access (10 percent), contract capabilities (10 percent) and physicians (7 percent).
Read SDI Healthcare's release on integration.
See the full list of the Top 100 Integrated Healthcare Networks 2010.