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XX May 2016
[Name] wins CHKS quality of data award
[Trust name] has been awarded the CHKS Top Hospitals 2016 data quality award; specialist trust, for its commitment to driving improvement in the quality of its data to the highest standard.
Data quality ensures staff hold the knowledge to effectively treat patients and provide the highest level of care possible. [Trust name] was awarded this title following an evaluation of depth of coding, percentage of uncoded spells and percentage of coded episodes with signs and symptoms as a primary diagnosis.
This award forms part of the CHKS annual Top Hospitals awards 2016. These awards recognise and celebrate the success of healthcare providers and are awarded to those organisations who have demonstrated their outstanding achievements in healthcare quality and improvement.
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CHKS uses over 25 years of experience in the analysis of hospital data to decide the indicators on which each of the Top Hospitals awards are judged. Awards are made on the basis of an analysis of publicly available datasets and every NHS Acute Trust in England is included.
Sarah Atkinson, managing director, CHKS, said: “For staff to effectively make decisions that will affect patient care, the data held must be of the highest quality. [Name] has demonstrated their efforts in improving the quality of its data and are worthy winners of this award.”
The CHKS Top hospitals 2016 awards were held in London on 10 May and were attended by over 250 guests including leaders from across the healthcare sector, Department of Health, Royal Colleges and Acute providers.
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CHKS Ltd, part of Capita plc, is a provider of healthcare intelligence and quality improvement services to the NHS and independent healthcare sector. With over 25 years’ experience and having worked with over 400 clients, CHKS has a portfolio of information products, internationally-recognised accreditation programmes and consultancy services which provide clinicians and managers with the information needed to drive improvements in patient care, financial efficiency, clinical effectiveness and quality.
The shortlisted trusts for the data quality award specialist trust were:
Birmingham Women’s NHS Foundation Trust
Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust
Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
The Christie NHS Foundation Trust
The CHKS data quality award is a national award for excellence in data quality. The indicators for 2016 include:
- Depth of coding (not case mix adjusted)
- Percentage of coded episodes with signs and symptoms as a primary diagnosis (episode 2)
- Percentage of uncoded spells