Provider

SchemaMethodology

Provider whispers aggregate various metrics about hospitals, creating a composite view of hospital performance, market share, and quality ratings.

It consolidates data from:

1. Hospital Scorecards

   • composite score, cash price score, list price score, v2 score

2. Market Data (from Definitive)

   • net patient revenue at the CBSA, state, and national levels
   • net patient revenue rankings at the CBSA, state, and national levels
   • market concentration index
   • geographic classification

3. Additional Provider Details (from Definitive)

   • _340b hospital type
   • hospital_ownership
   • Academic Medical Center indicator
   • total_beds
   • number_staffed_beds
   • number_licensed_beds

4. Quality Ratings

   • CMS hospital overall rating
   • Leapfrog hospital score and grade

5. NASHP financial metrics (see https://tool.nashp.org/)

   • Commercial Breakeven
   • Net Profit Margin
   • Charity mix, Medicaid mix, Medicare mix, commercial payer mix
   • Total Drug Costs
   • Total Drug Charges
   • Drug Charge Ratio (Total Drug Charges / Total Drug Costs)
   • Inpatient Drug Charges
   • Oupatient Drug Charges