Research shows us that the more procedures a hospital provides and the more care physicians provide, the quality is usually better. Leapfrog, a national quality organization, has set standards for how many procedures or cases a hospital should be doing of certain types.
Henry Ford Hospital Surgeries and Procedures, 2008
Actual
Leapfrog standard
Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI)
651
400
Bariatric surgery
294
100
Very low birth weight babies
87
50
Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) repair
88
50
Pancreatic resection surgery
36
11
Esophagectomy surgery
25
13
Aortic Valve replacement surgery
81
120
Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG)
243
450
Heart attack patients
1,088
N/A
Pneumonia patients
1,092
N/A
Radiology Exams (x-rays, MRIs, etc.)
477,508
N/A
Hospital Admissions
42,522
N/A
Deliveries
2,631
N/A
Emergency Rooms, 2008
Actual
Leapfrog standard
Henry Ford Hospital
95,707
N/A
Fairlane Medical Center
57,247
N/A
Sterling Heights Medical Center
17,189
N/A
Source: Henry Ford Hospital registry compared to the nationally recommended volume targets or minimum threshold by the Leapfrog Group. The Leapfrog Group is a voluntary program aimed at mobilizing employer purchasing power to alert America’s health industry that big leaps in health care safety, quality and customer value will be recognized and rewarded.
