December 5, 2023- PINC AI, the technology and services brand of Premier, Inc. announced the nation’s 15 Top Health Systems. The list of recognized health systems for the 15th consecutive year was published in an exclusive online article by Fortune.
Based on the data analyzed, it is estimated that, if all health systems performed at the same level of this year’s winners, more than 200,000 additional lives could have been saved and more than 177,000 additional patients could have been complication free for the 2023 study year.
The highest-performing health systems in the 2023 study year had, compared to non-winning health systems:
- 21 percent fewer deaths.
- 5 percent fewer patients with complications.
- 21 percent fewer healthcare associated infections (HAIs).
- 0.5-day shorter average length of stay.
- Better reported patient experience scores, with a top-box Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) score of 74 percent versus 69.6 percent for non-winning hospitals.