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Iowa Healthcare Collaborative (IHC) Annual Report

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The Iowa REport

Since 2005, IHC has been the trusted leader in providing transparent, responsible public reporting of Iowa hospital performance. Its goal is to give you information you can use to increase your chances of getting the best possible hospital care when you need it. The Iowa Report provides information on national, state and hospital-specific quality and patient safety performance.

This report is intended to engage the patient in healthcare decisions. Take a few minutes and look for different patterns in the information, find a hospital that is especially good at treating the condition you have and compare the quality of hospitals nearest to you.

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Tom Evans, MD, FAAFP

• Statewide Strategy to Improve Perinatal Care and Reduce Early Elective Deliveries
  Evans, T., Nugent, M. and Meyer, R. (2014, September 17). Statewide Strategy to Improve Perinatal Care and Reduce Early Elective Deliveries. Los Angeles, CA.
• Leading Change During Healthcare Transformation
  Evans, T. (2012). Leading Change During Healthcare Transformation. Iowa Medicine, 20-23.
• Voluntary Reporting of Employee Influenza Vaccination Rates by Acute care Hospitals in Iowa: The Impact of a Four-Year Provider-Based Statewide Performance Improvement Project
  Helms, C.M., Polgreen, P.M., Evans, T.C., Roberts, L.L., Clabaugh, G., Quinlisk, P., & Polgreen, L.A. (2011). Voluntary Reporting of Employee Influenza Vaccination Rates by Acute Care Hospitals in Iowa: The Impact of a Four-Year Provider-Based Statewide Performance Improvement Project. Vaccine, 29(19).
• A Statewide System for Improving Influenza Vaccination Rates in Hospital Employees
  Polgreen, P.M., Polgreen, L.A., Evans, T.C., Helms, C.M. (2009). A Statewide System for Improving Influenza Vaccination Rates in Hospital Employees. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, 30(5). 
• National Quality Forum 30 Safe Practices: Priority and Progress in Iowa Hospitals
  Ward, M.M., Evans, T.C., Spies, A.J., Roberts, L.L., Wakefield, D.S. (2006). National Quality Forum 30 Safe Practices: Priority and Progress in Iowa Hospitals. American Journal of Medical Quality, 21(2).