To access the peer group comparison module from the home page, select a measure Domain and/or SubDomain of interest by clicking on the headers and tiles on the left of the screen. The SubDomain of Neurological is selected in the example below.
Once you have selected a Domain/SubDomain, click on the Peer Group Comparison button located at the bottom of the grid. This will run the Peer Group Comparison module with all the measures in the grid.
We can use this module to see at a glance how we perform for a group of measures compared to our peers. Data displayed is the most recent year of data.
By default, your peer group is defined by hospitals that have a similar bed count and are in the same urban/rural classification. You can see your hospital’s peer group classification on the left side of the Peer Group Comparison page.
In the middle of the Peer Group Comparison grid, we can see the distribution of rates for the peer group by measure. Min – Q1 is represents the range of the worst performing 25% hospitals in the peer group for the corresponding measure. Q1-Q2 represents the next 25%, continuing until Q3-Max which represents the top 25% of performers. A quartile highlighted in grey indicates that your hospital’s performance falls within that range. Your exact rate is listed on the right by measure under Your Rate and the Mean listed here is the mean rate for the peer group.
The Medisolv Benchmark is a benchmark that Medisolv publishes every year in August. It is calculated by taking the mean of the top 10% of performers for each measure using performance data from Q2 of the previous year to Q1 of the current year.
We can use the filters on the left to select different criteria and redefine our peer group. We can also choose different measures or time periods.
Expand the criteria to edit. For example, to customize your Peer Group, click on Peer Group and the Peer Group filter will expand to show your options. Select what to include in your Peer Group and click Submit to apply your changes. The information in the Peer Group Comparison grid will refresh based on your custom Peer Group.