For the first time, Health Strategy Associates LLC is delighted to announce the facilities earning the Top Workers’ Comp Hospital Award.

Joe Paduda

This designation is awarded to the 10 highest-scoring hospitals in the U.S. for workers’ compensation patients.

Using HSA’s proprietary Workers’ Comp Facility Assessment Tool, our analysts ranked all the hospitals in the country based on their scores for clinical outcomes, patient engagement, patient safety, efficiency and relative price.

For a detailed discussion of the WCFAT, click here.

These 10 facilities earned the designation for their excellence in providing optimal clinical outcomes to workers' comp patients in a safe and comfortable environment at a low cost to employers and taxpayers.

HSA’s payer clients utilize the tool in PPO network development and assessment, facility evaluation and direction of care. With a strong focus on quality, the tool is the only application based on highly credible data providing instant facility assessment and scoring.

Unlike most hospital scoring systems, the tool does not use hospitals’ own reviews or community “ratings” and satisfaction scores; it is based on the best available data and specifically designed for workers’ compensation.

The tool utilizes objective and highly credible state and federal government data on clinical outcomes, patient safety, patient engagement and cost. Cost is calculated with comp-focused data, and quality measures are weighted for relevance to workers’ comp dynamics, with special focus on metrics most relevant to musculoskeletal care.

Health Strategy Associates LLC is awarding the 2024 Top Workers’ Compensation Hospital designation to:

1. Larkin Community Hospital (South Miami, Florida).
2. Park City Hospital (Park City, Utah).
3. Sharon Hospital (Sharon, Connecticut).
4. Glendale Adventist Medical Center (Glendale, California).
5. Encino Hospital Medical Center (Encino, California).
6. Hill Country Memorial Hospital (Fredericksburg, Texas).
7. Island Hospital (Anacortes, Washington).
8. Monroe Hospital (Bloomington, Indiana).
9. Baylor Scott and White Medical Center-Marble Falls (Marble Falls, Texas).
10. Hospital for Special Surgery (New York City).

What does this mean for you?

Excellence merits recognition.

Joseph Paduda is the principal of Health Strategy Associates, a consulting firm focused on improving medical management programs in workers’ compensation. This column is republished with his permission from his Managed Care Matters blog.