On Thursday, we revealed the highest-rated hospitals for workers’ comp. Today, Health Strategy Associates is DIS-pleased to reveal the 10 lowest-scoring hospitals in the U.S. for workers’ compensation.

Joe Paduda

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, safety, efficiency and relative price. We aggregated facilities’ scores across these categories to determine which “earned” this designation.

For a detailed discussion of the WCFAT, click here.

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 Workers’ Comp Facility Assessment 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 workers’ comp-focused data, and quality measures are weighted for relevance to workers’ comp dynamics, with a special focus on the metrics most relevant to musculoskeletal care.

Health Strategy Associates is awarding the 2024 Lowest-Rated Workers’ Compensation Facility designation to (from 10th lowest to the lowest ranked):

• Kaiser Foundation Hospital-West L.A. (Los Angeles).
• AllianceHealth Durant (Durant, Oklahoma).
• UPMC Hamot (Erie, Pennsylvania).
• East Los Angeles Doctors Hospital (Los Angeles).
• Watsonville Community Hospital (Watsonville, California).
• Lovelace Westside Hospital (Albuquerque, New Mexico).
• Western Arizona Regional Medical Center (Bullhead City, Arizona).
• Sagewest Health Care (Riverton, Wyoming).
• Gateway Regional Medical Center (Granite City, Illinois).
• Coastal Carolina Hospital (Hardeeville, South Carolina).

What does this mean for you?

Knowledge is power, but only if it is used.

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.