UNIVERSITY OF WI HOSPITALS & CLINICS AUTHORITY Review

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Database data as of January 31, 2024

A Review of the Data

Prepared by Richard Saunders as of January 31, 2024.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ("CMS") distributes more than 80 tables of data on hospitals on a quarterly basis. That is a lot of information to pour through to try and build a comprehensive review of UNIVERSITY OF WI HOSPITALS & CLINICS AUTHORITY. Luckily, we are here to help! I’ve put together this page to help you to get a better idea of what the hospital does, who is affiliated with it, share any patient survey data and much more. (If you want to jump to a specific section of the review, here are the section headers: General Hospital Data, Ratings, Cost Analysis, Infections, Comparison, Nearby Skilled Nursing Facilities, Doctors Associated with UNIVERSITY OF WI HOSPITALS & CLINICS AUTHORITY, Survey Analysis.)

In the briefest summary, UNIVERSITY OF WI HOSPITALS & CLINICS AUTHORITY is one of the types of hospitals called Acute Care Hospitals. It is in MADISON, WI. Its five star rating is 5 . Its type of ownership is Government - Hospital District or Authority. The facility's Medicare ID is 520098. It does provide emergency services. There are 2,162 medical professionals and 142 doctor groups affiliated with the hospital. On average at UNIVERSITY OF WI HOSPITALS & CLINICS AUTHORITY, emergency patients were charged $27,346. This is higher than the state average of $24,419. It is also higher than the national average of $25,828.

According to the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems ("HCAHPS") that ended in September 30, 2021, 80% of the patients surveyed definitely recommended UNIVERSITY OF WI HOSPITALS & CLINICS AUTHORITY, while only 3% did not recommend going to UNIVERSITY OF WI HOSPITALS & CLINICS AUTHORITY.

The information presented below is based on data provided by U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). It is updated as new data is made available.

General Information for UNIVERSITY OF WI HOSPITALS & CLINICS AUTHORITY

Address:

600 HIGHLAND AVENUE
MADISON, WI 53792
(608) 263-6400
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Medicare Provider Number:

520098

Type:

Acute Care Hospitals

Ownership:

Government - Hospital District or Authority

Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating for UNIVERSITY OF WI HOSPITALS & CLINICS AUTHORITY

Overall Rating:



The Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating for UNIVERSITY OF WI HOSPITALS & CLINICS AUTHORITY summarizes a variety of measures across 5 areas of quality into a single star rating for each hospital. Once reporting thresholds are met, a hospital’s Overall Star Rating is calculated using only those measures for which data are available. Hospitals report data to The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ("CMS") through the Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting (IQR) Program, Hospital Outpatient Quality Reporting (OQR) Program, Hospital Readmission Reduction Program (HRRP), Hospital-Acquired Condition (HAC) Reduction Program, and Hospital Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) Program. Overall Star Ratings aren’t calculated for Veterans Health Administration (VHA) or Department of Defense (DoD) hospitals.

Most hospitals will have an Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating of 3.

National distribution of the Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating The following table shows the national distribution of the Overall Star Rating based on July 2022 results.

Overall rating Number of hospitals / Percentage
1 star 198 (6.34%)
2 stars 702 (22.49%)
3 stars 895 (28.68%)
4 stars 895 (28.68%)
5 stars 431 (13.81%)
N/A 1,368 (30.47%)

Additional detailed on the method for calculating the Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating from this document.

Patient Survey Results

Below is information compiled by CMS on the percentage of patients who respond to specific treatments and a comparison of the results for UNIVERSITY OF WI HOSPITALS & CLINICS AUTHORITY to the national results for similar facilities.

Survey Question Response
Patients who reported that their nurses "Always" communicated well 81 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Sometimes" or "Never" communicated well 3 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Usually" communicated well 16 %
Nurse communication - linear mean score Not Applicable
Nurse communication - star rating Not Applicable
Patients who reported that their nurses "Always" treated them with courtesy and respect 88 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Sometimes" or "Never" treated them with courtesy and respect 2 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Usually" treated them with courtesy and respect 10 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Always" listened carefully to them 79 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Sometimes" or "Never" listened carefully to them 3 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Usually" listened carefully to them 18 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Always" explained things in a way they could understand 77 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Sometimes" or "Never" explained things in a way they could understand 4 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Usually" explained things in a way they could understand 19 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Always" communicated well 79 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Sometimes" or "Never" communicated well 4 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Usually" communicated well 17 %
Doctor communication - linear mean score Not Applicable
Doctor communication - star rating Not Applicable
Patients who reported that their doctors "Always" treated them with courtesy and respect 87 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Sometimes" or "Never" treated them with courtesy and respect 3 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Usually" treated them with courtesy and respect 10 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Always" listened carefully to them 79 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Sometimes" or "Never" listened carefully to them 5 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Usually" listened carefully to them 16 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Always" explained things in a way they could understand 73 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Sometimes" or "Never" explained things in a way they could understand 5 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Usually" explained things in a way they could understand 22 %
Patients who reported that they "Always" received help as soon as they wanted 59 %
Patients who reported that they "Sometimes" or "Never" received help as soon as they wanted 9 %
Patients who reported that they "Usually" received help as soon as they wanted 32 %
Staff responsiveness - linear mean score Not Applicable
Staff responsiveness - star rating Not Applicable
Patients who reported that they "Always" received help after using the call button as soon as they wanted 59 %
Patients who reported that they "Sometimes" or "Never" received help after using the call button as soon as they wanted 8 %
Patients who reported that they "Usually" received help after using the call button as soon as they wanted 33 %
Patients who reported that they "Always" received bathroom help as soon as they wanted 59 %
Patients who reported that they "Sometimes" or "Never" received bathroom help as soon as they wanted 10 %
Patients who reported that they "Usually" received bathroom help as soon as they wanted 31 %
Patients who reported that staff "Always" explained about medicines before giving it to them 62 %
Patients who reported that staff "Sometimes" or "Never" explained about medicines before giving it to them 17 %
Patients who reported that staff "Usually" explained about medicines before giving it to them 21 %
Communication about medicines - linear mean score Not Applicable
Communication about medicines - star rating Not Applicable
Patients who reported that when receiving new medication the staff "Always" communicated what the medication was for 75 %
Patients who reported that when receiving new medication the staff "Sometimes" or "Never" communicated what the medication was for 8 %
Patients who reported that when receiving new medication the staff "Usually" communicated what the medication was for. 17 %
Patients who reported that when receiving new medication the staff "Always" discussed possible side effects 49 %
Patients who reported that when receiving new medication the staff "Sometimes" or "Never" discussed possible side effects 27 %
Patients who reported that when receiving new medication the staff "Usually" discussed possible side effects 24 %
Patients who reported that NO, they were not given information about what to do during their recovery at home 9 %
Patients who reported that YES, they were given information about what to do during their recovery at home 91 %
Discharge information - linear mean score Not Applicable
Discharge information - star rating Not Applicable
Patients who reported that NO, they did not discuss whether they would need help after discharge 10 %
Patients who reported that YES, they did discuss whether they would need help after discharge 90 %
Patients who reported that NO, they did not receive written information about possible symptoms to look out for after discharge 8 %
Patients who reported that YES, they did receive written information about possible symptoms to look out for after discharge 92 %
Patients who "Agree" they understood their care when they left the hospital 40 %
Patients who "Disagree" or "Strongly Disagree" they understood their care when they left the hospital 3 %
Patients who "Strongly Agree" they understood their care when they left the hospital 57 %
Care transition - linear mean score Not Applicable
Care transition - star rating Not Applicable
Patients who "Agree" that the staff took my preferences into account when determining my health care needs 45 %
Patients who "Disagree" or "Strongly Disagree" that the staff took my preferences into account when determining my health care needs 4 %
Patients who "Strongly Agree" that the staff took my preferences into account when determining my health care needs 51 %
Patients who "Agree" that they understood their responsiblities in managing their health 42 %
Patients who "Disagree" or "Strongly Disagree" that they understood their responsiblities in managing their health 3 %
Patients who "Strongly Agree" that they understood their responsiblities in managing their health 55 %
Patients who "Agree" that they understood the purposes of their medications when leaving the hospital 33 %
Patients who "Disagree" or "Strongly Disagree" that they understood the purposes of their medications when leaving the hospital 3 %
Patients who "Strongly Agree" that they understood the purposes of their medications when leaving the hospital 64 %
Patients who reported that their room and bathroom were "Always" clean 63 %
Patients who reported that their room and bathroom were "Sometimes" or "Never" clean 12 %
Patients who reported that their room and bathroom were "Usually" clean 25 %
Cleanliness - linear mean score Not Applicable
Cleanliness - star rating Not Applicable
Patients who reported that the area around their room was "Always" quiet at night 61 %
Patients who reported that the area around their room was "Sometimes" or "Never" quiet at night 8 %
Patients who reported that the area around their room was "Usually" quiet at night 31 %
Quietness - linear mean score Not Applicable
Quietness - star rating Not Applicable
Patients who gave their hospital a rating of 6 or lower on a scale from 0 (lowest) to 10 (highest) 6 %
Patients who gave their hospital a rating of 7 or 8 on a scale from 0 (lowest) to 10 (highest) 19 %
Patients who gave their hospital a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale from 0 (lowest) to 10 (highest) 75 %
Overall hospital rating - linear mean score Not Applicable
Overall hospital rating - star rating Not Applicable
Patients who reported NO, they would probably not or definitely not recommend the hospital 3 %
Patients who reported YES, they would definitely recommend the hospital 80 %
Patients who reported YES, they would probably recommend the hospital 17 %
Recommend hospital - linear mean score Not Applicable
Recommend hospital - star rating Not Applicable
Summary star rating Not Applicable

Cost of UNIVERSITY OF WI HOSPITALS & CLINICS AUTHORITY, Compare to National and State Averages

Understanding how much a hospital is going to cost is extremely difficult. Hospitals themselves actively obscure what they charge and have negotiated different rates with different insurers. Then you have the problem of the wide variety of treatments which the UNIVERSITY OF WI HOSPITALS & CLINICS AUTHORITY provides.

To provide some standard metric to compare hospital costs, CMS publishes the MSPB (or "Medicare Spending Per Beneficiary"). Even though you may not be on Medicare, this metric may still be useful. The MSPB is expressed as a percentage compared to the national average for costs that Medicare incurs. A percentage higher than 100% means the hospital charges more than the national average while a percentage less than 100% means the hospital charges less than the national average.

MSPB for UNIVERSITY OF WI HOSPITALS & CLINICS AUTHORITY: Not Available

Detailed table for spending and period for patients at UNIVERSITY OF WI HOSPITALS & CLINICS AUTHORITY:

Type Amount
Home Health Agency (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission) $15
Hospice (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission) $0
Inpatient (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission) $30
Outpatient (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission) $364
Skilled Nursing Facility (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission) $8
Durable Medical Equipment (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission) $10
Carrier (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission) $669
Home Health Agency (During Index Hospital Admission) $0
Hospice (During Index Hospital Admission) $0
Inpatient (During Index Hospital Admission) $14,943
Outpatient (During Index Hospital Admission) $0
Skilled Nursing Facility (During Index Hospital Admission) $0
Durable Medical Equipment (During Index Hospital Admission) $35
Carrier (During Index Hospital Admission) $1,556
Home Health Agency (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission) $570
Hospice (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission) $231
Inpatient (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission) $4,074
Outpatient (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission) $1,416
Skilled Nursing Facility (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission) $2,209
Durable Medical Equipment (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission) $134
Carrier (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission) $1,081
Total (Complete Episode) $27,346

Infection Rates at UNIVERSITY OF WI HOSPITALS & CLINICS AUTHORITY

These measures show how often patients at UNIVERSITY OF WI HOSPITALS & CLINICS AUTHORITY contract certain infections during the course of their medical treatment, when compared to other hospitals nationally.

Infection Type Score / Compare to National Average
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Lower Confidence Limit 0.85 / Same
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Upper Confidence Limit 1.61 / Same
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection: Number of Device Days 29,811.00 / Same
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Predicted Cases 32.05 / Same
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Observed Cases 38.00 / Same
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards) 1.19 / Same
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Lower Confidence Limit 0.23 / Better
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Upper Confidence Limit 0.74 / Better
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Number of Urinary Catheter Days 17,775.00 / Better
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Predicted Cases 27.75 / Better
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Observed Cases 12.00 / Better
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards) 0.43 / Better
SSI - Colon Surgery: Lower Confidence Limit 0.94 / Same
SSI - Colon Surgery: Upper Confidence Limit 2.14 / Same
SSI - Colon Surgery: Number of Procedures 611.00 / Same
SSI - Colon Surgery: Predicted Cases 15.91 / Same
SSI - Colon Surgery: Observed Cases 23.00 / Same
SSI - Colon Surgery 1.45 / Same
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Lower Confidence Limit 0.60 / Same
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Upper Confidence Limit 4.57 / Same
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Number of Procedures 254.00 / Same
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Predicted Cases 2.11 / Same
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Observed Cases 4.00 / Same
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy 1.90 / Same
MRSA Bacteremia: Lower Confidence Limit 0.00 / Better
MRSA Bacteremia: Upper Confidence Limit 0.44 / Better
MRSA Bacteremia: Patient Days 203,133.00 / Better
MRSA Bacteremia: Predicted Cases 11.24 / Better
MRSA Bacteremia: Observed Cases 1.00 / Better
MRSA Bacteremia 0.09 / Better
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Lower Confidence Limit 0.50 / Better
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Upper Confidence Limit 0.75 / Better
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Patient Days 197,620.00 / Better
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Predicted Cases 152.92 / Better
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Observed Cases 94.00 / Better
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff) 0.62 / Better

How UNIVERSITY OF WI HOSPITALS & CLINICS AUTHORITY Compares to Other Similar Facilities

This is how UNIVERSITY OF WI HOSPITALS & CLINICS AUTHORITY compares to other similar hospitals nationally based on data provided to CMS.

Top Hospitals in MADISON, WI

Worst Hospitals in MADISON, WI

Percentages of Complications and Deaths at UNIVERSITY OF WI HOSPITALS & CLINICS AUTHORITY

Measure Score Compared to National Rates
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients 3.2% SAME
Death rate for heart attack patients 10.9% SAME
Death rate for CABG surgery patients 4.3% SAME
Death rate for COPD patients 7.7% SAME
Death rate for heart failure patients 9.3% Better
Death rate for pneumonia patients 15.8% SAME
Death rate for stroke patients 12.9% SAME
Pressure ulcer rate 1% Worse
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complications 175.41% SAME
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rate 0.17% SAME
In-hospital fall with hip fracture rate 0.07% SAME
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rate 3.68% Worse
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rate 1.55% SAME
Postoperative respiratory failure rate 5.36% Better
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate 5.02% Worse
Postoperative sepsis rate 5.11% SAME
Postoperative wound dehiscence rate 2.79% SAME
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rate 2.71% Worse
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events composite 1.13% SAME

Skilled Nursing Facilities Near UNIVERSITY OF WI HOSPITALS & CLINICS AUTHORITY

Many hospital patients are not ready to return home after a hospital visit. If recovery is going to be protracted, doctors will often advise that the patients recuperate at a skilled nursing facility. Below is a list of the skilled nursing homes near UNIVERSITY OF WI HOSPITALS & CLINICS AUTHORITY ranked by their CMS 5-Star Overall Rating.

Facility Name Overall Rating
Skaalen Nursing and Rehabilitation Center 4:
Hebron Oaks 4:
Oak Park Place of Nakoma 4:
Capitol Lakes Health Center 4:
Oakwood Village East Health and Rehab Center 4:
Sun Prairie Senior Living 4:
Nazareth Health and Rehab Center 3:
Four Winds Manor 3:
Oak Park Nursing and Rehab Ctr 3:
Crossroads Care Center of Sun Prairie 3:
Maplewood of Sauk Prairie 3:
Columbus Health and Rehab 3:
Evansville Manor Nursing and Rehab, LLC 2:
Badger Prairie Hcc 2:
Ssm Health St Mary's Care Center 2:
Ingleside Manor 2:
Waunakee Valley Senior Living 2:
New Glarus Home 1:
Edgerton Care Center, Inc 1:
Grace Healthcare of Oregon 1:
Middleton Village Nursing and Rehab 1:
Madison Health and Rehabilitation Center 1:
Heartland Country Village 1:
Dove Healthcare - Lodi 1:

Medical Groups Affiliated with UNIVERSITY OF WI HOSPITALS & CLINICS AUTHORITY

There are 2,162 doctors and 142 medical groups that are affiliated with UNIVERSITY OF WI HOSPITALS & CLINICS AUTHORITY.

Affiliated Doctor Groups


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