All over the country there are areas where the more expensive facility has poor scores for patient safety and outcomes. And with facility costs accounting for about 40% of workers’ comp medical expenditures, you can hardly afford to ignore this reality.
Today we look at Sarasota, Florida. More specifically, we are comparing Sarasota Memorial Hospital against Sarasota Doctors’ Hospital.
According to Health Strategy Associate’s Facility Assessment Tool (c) – Sarasota Memorial Hospital scores:
60+% higher on Clinical Outcomes
50+% higher on Person and Community Engagement
75+% higher on Patient Safety
than Sarasota Doctors’.
And Memorial is a whopping 7 points better on Relative Price – which means you are paying much less for a much higher-scoring facility.
When combining all 5 metrics the Facility Assessment Tool considers, Sarasota Memorial Hospital scores 2.94 against just .16 for Sarasota Doctors Hospital.
Oh, and these two facilities are just 6.4 miles away from each other with Sarasota Memorial Hospital closer to the beach!
Take a look at your network and see just what facilities you are utilizing – and what they are costing you.
