Regence is committed to helping our members identify hospitals that provide high quality care by providing useful resources and links.
Find and Compare Hospitals
How can you take better control of your health care experience? One way is to find and compare hospitals based on quality of care and factors that meet your personalized needs.
Below are some useful resources and links to help you understand how hospitals compare based on quality of care, specific medical conditions, surgical procedures, and geographical location.
- Search for hospitals nationwide and research their experience with specific procedures and other types of care at myRegence.com. The My Advisor section can help you locate the Find and Compare Hospitals tool to learn more. Have you registered at myRegence.com? Get full access to all the features and more by registering as a New Member today. Not a Regence member? Register for a Guest Pass to get started.
- The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services provide a hospital comparison tool that rates how well hospitals care for their patients with certain medical conditions and procedures. Learn more about Hospital Compare
The Leapfrog Group
The Leapfrog Group (a leading national non-profit organization) identified patient safety practices for hospitals to implement aimed at reducing preventable medical errors, and improving quality and affordability of health care. These practices include:
- Evidence-based Hospital Referral (EHR) - Extensive experience in performing specific complex procedures and treating particular conditions resulting in better outcomes for patients.
- Computerized Physician Order Entry (CPOE) - Using a computerized prescription system alerting physicians to drug interactions and eliminating confusion over paper prescriptions, thereby, increasing accuracy of your prescriptions.
- Intensive Care Unit Physcian Staffing (IPS) - Intensive Care Units (ICU) staffed with specialists who focus on care of critically ill and injured patients.
The Leapfrog Group established two initiatives helping hospitals meet growing demands for quality care and patient safety by:
- Encouraging hospitals to report quality and safety outcomes helping patients make informed decisions on where to receive hospital care. Learn more about Leapfrog Hospital Quality and Safety Survey Results
- Rewarding hospitals for improving the quality, safety, and affordability of health care. Learn more about Hospital Rewards Program