Selection Criteria
Institutions under consideration to be named Clinical Centers of Excellence are asked to self-report data, which is checked against publicly available information.
Advanstar Clinical Centers of Excellence Selection Criteria
Institutions under consideration to be named Clinical Centers of Excellence are asked to self-report data, which is checked against publicly available information. Depending on the specialty, these criteria may include:
- Quality improvement initiatives under way
- Community outreach
- National awards and recognition
- Number of referrals for the particular specialty area
- Number of international referrals
- Number of patients treated/procedures performed per year
- Number of research protocols engaged in annually
- Number of medication/surgical errors
- Systems in place to prevent errors
- Outcome data (e.g., mortality/morbidity rates, unnecessary readmission rates, etc.)
- Participation in national therapeutic initiatives (e.g., the National Cancer Consortium, Children's Oncology Group, etc.)
- Level of technological equipment on site
- EHR processes and level of development
- Participation in regional systems' integration initiatives
- Follow-up care programs (e.g., enforcement of secondary prevention/medication compliance)
- Patient education efforts
- Patient satisfaction survey results
- Infectious disease prevention efforts
- Availability of comprehensive care programs (e.g., preventive cardiology)
- Evidence of incorporating research and clinical care
- High ranking by NCQA
- KOL publishing records
- Medical Nobel Laureates on faculty
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