Quality and Data-Based Management NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital

The purpose of this paper is to examine the organization of NewYork- Presbyterian Hospital in relation to the hospital's quality indicators and measures that are currently in place. Further to identify quality indicators and goal measurements used in the organization plan and also to review the mission statement and vision.

Rigorous standards are used in ranking healthcare institutions particularly when ranking is applied to hospitals. There are approximately 6,012 hospitals in the United States not including military and veteran facilities and out of all of those "only 177 or fewer than 1 in 30 were of high enough quality to be ranked in even a single specialty this year."(Souroujon, 2004)

The first category applied in consideration of a hospital's ranking is that of the hospital's "reputation." (Souroujon, 2004) The second category is that of "mortality ratio" (Souroujon, 2004) and the last is a miscellaneous category of "other care-related" factors. (Souroujon, 2004) Among the hospitals that were in the ranking as being one of the country's "Best Hospitals" is the "NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital." (Souroujon, 2004)

Overview of the NewYork Presbyterian Hospital (NYPH)

The New York Presbyterian Healthcare System is stated to be a "federation of top-quality hospitals, specialty institutes, and continuing care centers throughout New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut."

All members in the NYPH System are "academic affiliates of the two Ivy League Medical Institutions of Weill Medical College of Cornell University and Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons."

Five centers comprise the New York Presbyterian Hospital, which are stated to be: "NewYork- Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center; the Allen Pavilion of NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital; the Westchester Division; and Children's...

The NYP Hospital Centers of Excellence are those of: "cardiac care, pediatrics, burn care, reproductive medicine and infertility, cancer care, trauma, women's health liver disease and transplant as well as psychiatry."
The patients come from locations worldwide to receive care from the hospital. Three Medicaid managed care plans (PHSPs) are operated by the NYP Hospital namely the Community Premier Plus, New York Hospital Community Health Plan, and NewYork Presbyterian Healthcare System SelectHealth. The NYP Hospital is active in the development of clinical, academic and research programs at the System member institutions.

Quality Indicators

Quality indicators are stated by the National Healthcare Quality Report to be that of the following:

"Reduction of medical errors with research, improving reporting systems for errors and adverse events, increasing the appropriate use of effective healthcare services by medical providers; increasing consumer and patient use of valid, reliable health care quality information, improving consumer and patient protections; and accelerating the development and use of an electronic health information infrastructure. (National Health Care Quality Report, 2005)

Each of these quality indicators is evidenced at the NewYork Presbyterian Hospital in the initiatives, research and programs of the facility.

Mission Statement

NewYork Presbyterian Hospital has a stated mission of "being a leader in the provision of world class patient care, teaching, research, and service to local, state,…