Health Care Report Card Compendium

Sponsor Information

Organization(s):	Utah Department of Health; Utah Health Data Committee
Web Site:	http://health.utah.gov/myhealthcare/reports/2007/maternity/index.html Accessibility Notice
Type(s):	State agency
Contact Information:	Mike Martin, Research Consultant, Public Information Liaison, Office of Health Care Statistics, Utah Department of Health; (801) 538-9205; mikemartin@utah.gov

Report Overview

Type of Report:	Hospital
Publication Date:	2007
Geographic Area:	Utah
Language(s):	English
Target Audience:	Consumers
Previous Reports:	Since 2005
Web Site is Searchable or Interactive:	No
Print Version and/or PDF:	Yes

Measure Categories

Clinical quality

Outcomes
Utilization/volume

Note: Clinical data are not risk-adjusted.

Patient experience
No patient experience information available.

Also Includes:

Conditions or Procedures:

Measures available for specific conditions and/or procedures.

Comments:

The report includes two utilization and four outcomes measures. Utilization measures refer to the first-time cesarean rate and the vaginal birth after cesarean rate. The outcomes measures include obstetric injuries with and without instruments, obstetric injuries with cesarean section, and birth injuries.

Presentation Strategies

How Data Are Displayed:	Symbols to represent relative performance Numeric data
How Scores Are Presented:	Both absolute and relative values
What Scores Are Compared To:	State average.
Comments:	Star symbols denote if obstetric and birth injuries rates for each hospital were lower or higher than expected.

Content Strategies

Explanatory Text:	Yes, minimal
Decision Support:	No

Additional Information

Cost measures include average hospital charges for different kinds of maternity care. The site also includes links to the Web sites of all the hospitals in Utah.