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Area of Science:

  • Healthcare quality improvement
  • Hospital performance metrics

Background:

  • Hospital outcome variations are linked to structural and process criteria.
  • Third-party Centers of Excellence programs have been implemented to address these variations.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the effectiveness of current Centers of Excellence programs.
  • To propose improvements in hospital designation and evidence requirements for Centers of Excellence.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of existing studies on hospital outcomes and Centers of Excellence.
  • Review of criteria used for designating Centers of Excellence.

Main Results:

  • Current Centers of Excellence programs have yielded disappointing results.
  • These programs can lead to unintended negative consequences.

Conclusions:

  • Centers of Excellence must demonstrate clearly superior outcomes to justify their existence.
  • A revised approach to hospital designation and evidence of excellence is necessary.