Hematology/Oncology Outcomes
When you are making a decision about where to bring your child for care, you want all the information you can get. You want to know how good a hospital is at treating the specific condition your child is facing. You also want to know how a hospital ranks in terms of keeping your child safe and healthy during his or her stay. These measurements are referred to as “outcomes.”
This page lays out information to help you compare Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota with similar hospitals locally and across the country. The categories here represent six “quality measures” outlined by the Institute of Medicine. These categories are seen as a good way to compare facilities.
Click here for all outcomes at Children's Hospitals and Clinics.
Effective
Achieving the best possible outcomes
Mortality
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Interpretation: The mortality ratio compares how many patients died (actual) in the hospital to how many were predicted to die given the severity of their illness. A ratio of less than 1.0 means fewer patients died while in the hospital than expected. Children's performs better than its peers.
What we are doing to improve: All departments regularly review their procedures to identify potential ways to improve survival.
Data Source: Pediatric Health Information System database sponsored by Child Health Corporation of America.
Benchmark Data: Average of 43 other children's hospitals. The other children's hospitals’ ratios are less than 1.0 because the expected number of deaths comes from a larger reference database. Click here for more details.
Efficient
Using resources wisely
| Actual to Predicted Length of Stay Ratio Hematology 2009-2011 | |
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.992009-2011 |
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Actual to Predicted Length of Stay - Hematology (2009-2011)
Interpretation: The length-of-stay ratio compares how long a patient stays in the hospital (actual) to how long they are predicted to stay given the severity of their illness. A ratio of less than 1.0 means a patient’s length of stay was shorter than expected. Children's performs better than its peers on this outcome.
How we are improving: Improved discharge planning is the focus of an ongoing quality improvement project.
Data source: Pediatric Health Information System database sponsored by Child Health Corporation of America.
Benchmark data: Average of 43 other children's hospitals. The other children's hospitals’ ratios are greater than 1.0 because the expected length of stay comes from a larger, national database. Click here for more details.
| Readmission For Any Condition Within 7 Days Oncology 2009-2011 | |
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20.88%2009-2011 |
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22%2009-2011 |
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Readmission For Any Condition Within 7 Days - Oncology (2009-2011)
Interpretation: Readmission for any condition (within 7 days) may mean that patients are discharged too soon. This rate does not include patients who come back for chemotherapy. Children's is below the PHIS average on this measure.
How we are improving: Improved discharge planning is the focus of an ongoing quality improvement project.
Data source: Pediatric Health Information System database sponsored by Child Health Corporation of America.
Benchmark data: Average of 43 other children's hospitals.
Equitable
Serving the needs of all children
Actual to Predicted Length of Stay Ratio
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Interpretation: The length-of-stay ratio compares how long a patient stays in the hospital (actual) to how long they are predicted to stay given the severity of their illness. A ratio of < 1.0 means a patient’s length of stay was shorter than expected. The ratio between White and Non-White patients is the same, and lower than the average of other children's hospitals.
What we are doing to improve: Improved discharge planning is the focus of an ongoing quality improvement project.
Data Source: Pediatric Health Information System database sponsored by Child Health Corporation of America.
Benchmark Data: Average of 43 other children's hospitals. The other children's hospitals ratio is greater than 1.0 because the expected length of stay comes from a larger, national database. More details.
Patient-family Centered
Honoring patient and family values
Willingness to Recommend
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| Goal: >90% |
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Interpretation: Most families would definitely recommend Children's to a friend or family member for care at both clinics. We are above the goal of 90 percent set for our organization.
What we are doing to improve: We use feedback from our surveys and from our families directly to improve family experiences.
Data Source: Children's Bi-annual Family Survey
Benchmark Data: Not available.
Safe
Preventing complications
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infections Hematology/Oncology | ||||
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1.9National Benchmark |
3.2Jan-Mar 2012 |
2.5Apr-Jun 2012 |
2.0Jul-Sep 2012 |
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Safe
Interpretation: Children's Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infections (CLABSI) is improving. Our ultimate goal is to have zero CLABSIs.
What we are doing to improve: Children's has implemented central line "bundles" which are a set of best practices used to prevent infections when inserting and maintaining lines. We monitor adherence to the bundles and provide ongoing education to staff. Children's is also participating in a national collaborative led by the National Association of Children’s Hospital and Related Institutions (NACHRI) to reduce bloodstream infections in Pediatric hematology/oncology units.
Data source: Children's Infection Prevention and Control Surveillance Data
Benchmark Data: A national benchmark for pediatric hematology/oncology units is not available.
Timely
Reducing waits and delays
| Average Calls Per Day | ||
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129Jan-Apr 2012 |
127May-Aug 2012 |
121Sep-Dec 2012 |
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Average Phone Call Per Day - Hematology/Oncology Clinics
How we are improving: We use feedback from our surveys and from our families directly to improve family experiences.
Data Source: Cancer and Blood Disorders Clinic telephone reports
Benchmark Data: Not Available
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:40Jan-Apr 2012 |
:34May-Aug 2012 |
:43Sep-Dec 2012 |
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Average Phone Call Answer Time - Hematology/Oncology Clinics
How we are improving: We use feedback from our surveys and from our families directly to improve family experiences.
Data Source: Cancer and Blood Disorders Clinic telephone reports
Benchmark Data: Not available.
| Abandoned Calls per Day (%) | ||
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6.2Jan-Apr 2012 |
5.2May-Aug 2012 |
6.7Sep-Dec 2012 |
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Abandoned Calls - Hematology/Oncology Clinics
How we are improving: We use feedback from our surveys and from our families directly to improve family experiences.
Data Source: Cancer and Blood Disorders Clinic telephone reports
Benchmark Data: Not available.
