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Despite cost and risk, ORYX PLUS offers benchmarking bonanza
Healthcare Benchmarks
|January 7, 1998
Summary
The Joint Commission's ORYX-PLUS option provides enhanced outcomes data for benchmarking but incurs higher costs and risks of public disclosure. It is best suited for systems with existing information technology investments.
Area of Science:
- Healthcare Quality Measurement
- Health Services Research
Background:
- The Joint Commission's ORYX program offers standardized outcomes measurement.
- A new ORYX-PLUS option provides enhanced capabilities beyond the standard ORYX program.
Purpose of the Study:
- To evaluate the features, costs, and implications of the ORYX-PLUS program.
- To assess the suitability of ORYX-PLUS for healthcare systems.
Main Methods:
- Analysis of ORYX-PLUS program features and requirements.
- Consideration of cost implications and technological prerequisites.
- Evaluation of risks and benefits associated with public performance reporting.
Main Results:
- ORYX-PLUS offers superior standardized measurement, risk adjustment, and outcomes reporting compared to ORYX.
- Participation involves additional costs ($2,500 to The Joint Commission) and more expensive software/maintenance.
- The program is best suited for healthcare systems with substantial existing information systems.
- Public performance reporting introduces risks related to data disclosure.
Conclusions:
- ORYX-PLUS facilitates the creation of comparable data for benchmarking.
- Healthcare systems must weigh the increased costs and disclosure risks against the benefits of enhanced measurement and public reporting.
- Strategic investment in information systems is crucial for effective ORYX-PLUS participation.