VA Hospital Quality Measures and Benchmarks for Fiscal Year 2024

Fiscal Year 2024 data from the VA Community Care Comparison (VAC3) system, which compares Veterans Health Administration hospital performance against regional and national benchmarks. The dataset includes key quality measures from CMS Hospital Compare and top hospital recognition programs, with tables updated quarterly by the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Use Cases

• Analyze hospital performance across HCAHPS, PSI, HAI, and Mortality measures to identify quality improvement opportunities within the VHA system.
• Compare VHA facility performance against regional and U.S. national benchmarks for measures like HEDIS and ORYX to assess relative standing.
• Track quarterly changes in reported quality measures to monitor trends in veteran healthcare delivery over time.

Strengths

• Data is updated quarterly, providing regular insights into hospital performance trends.
• Includes comparisons to established external benchmarks from CMS Hospital Compare and recognition programs.
• Covers a wide range of specific quality domains, including HCAHPS, PSI, HAI, Mortality, and HEDIS.

Limitations

• Specific data volume (rows, columns) and sample data are unavailable, limiting initial assessment of analytical scope.
• The focus is exclusively on VHA facilities and their benchmarks, which may limit generalizability to other healthcare systems.

Provenance

Source

Department of Veterans Affairs

Collection Method

System for comparing VHA hospital system performance with regional and U.S. national benchmarks, incorporating data from CMS Hospital Compare and hospital recognition programs.

Time Range

Fiscal Year 2024

Freshness

Updated quarterly; last updated on 2025-05-02.

Geography

United States, focusing on Veterans Health Administration facilities and their comparison regions.