Harper-hutzel Hospital

What it reported doing in 2010

Internal medicine (general)- the internal medicine service provided care for 17,081 patients in 2010. Internal medicine provides comprehensive inter-disciplinary service that focuses on coordination of testing (inpatient vs. Outpatient) and rapid discharge to minimize length of stay. Mri and colonoscopy screening processes have been implemented to support these efforts. Additionally, internal medicine is responsible for achieving high quality standards. The pneumonia initiative screens patients for immunization, and the ventilator associated pneumonia (vap) quality initiative focuses efforts in the icu to ensure patients are taken off the ventilator as soon as possible. In 2010, the hospital also continued the process to obtain stroke certification. 2010 awards award designations for harper in 2010 include: u.s. News & world report best hospital in america listing for neurology, neurosurgery, cardiology, gynecology, geriatrics and pulmonary. In existence for 22-years, the u.s. News & world report best hospital ranking's purpose is to help guide patients who need an unusually high level of hospital expertise to the top medical institutions in the country. Other designations for harper in 2010 were: leapfrog which is the gold standard in the country for comparing hospital's performance on the national standards of safety, quality and efficiency that are most relevant to consumers and purchaser of care. Hospitals that participate in the leapfrog hospital survey achieve hospital-wide improvements that translate into millions of lives and dollars saved. Harper has achieved leapfrog status each year since 2005. 2010 most wired hospital - for the fifth consecutive year, harper university hospital has been named to the nation's most wired list, according to the results of the 2010 most wired survey and benchmarking study released in the july issue of hospitals & health networks magazine which has named the 100 most wired hospitals and health systems since 1999. The most wired survey is conducted annually by hospitals & health networks magazine, which uses the results to name the 100 most wired hospitals and health systems. It focuses on how the nation's hospitals use information technologies for quality, customer service, public health and safety, business processes and workforce issues. In 2010, harper beat out johns hopkins as national leader in emr innovations. Healthcare informatics named harper as their top 2010 innovator award recipient. Harper beat out johns hopkins for the most important electronic healthcare innovation in america. Harper was chosen for its "neonatal barcode scanning" project. This national breakthrough will eventually prevent medication errors such as those that almost took the lives of actor dennis quaid's infant twins. Being selected as an "hci innovator awards top 10 finalist" means an organization has gone beyond traditional problem solving approaches, focusing instead on creative solutions that maximize limited time, staffing and money to bring about meaningful changes in patient care and overall efficiency.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: Limited
• Program expense ratio: Limited
• Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 4 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 67
  • Compensation committee: Pass
  • Independent consultant: Pass
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
  • Written employment contract: Missing
  • Compensation survey or study: Pass
  • Board or committee approval: Pass
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: Limited
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Scored; rating input score 0

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 83.3%; rating input score 83; 37th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 8 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 89
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: Pass
  • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 0.5%; rating input score 26; 26th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.3; rating input score 10; 10th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.53; rating input score 40; 40th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 0.7%; rating input score 84; 84th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: Limited
• Revenue growth: Limited
• Asset growth: Limited