Insights & Reports

Patient mortality at safety net hospitals

Why do safety net hospitals tend to score lower on the Lown Index for patient mortality? This pattern is not due to just one reason; it is the product of many factors.

Which states have the best hospitals?

Breaking down the categories of the Lown Index by state

How inclusive are America’s “best” hospitals?

In many cities, smaller, lesser-known hospitals are the most inclusive in the city, rather than the most “elite” hospitals.

The paradox of critical access hospitals

How is it that critical access hospitals score so highly on some metrics on the Lown Index and poorly on others? Here are some potential explanations behind these patterns.

Hysterectomy overuse on the Lown Index

Some hospitals are performing a large number of unnecessary hysterectomies. Here's why that's important.

White Paper: Inclusivity at US Hospitals

This white paper describes the LIHI's novel metric of patient inclusivity and patterns of inclusivity among US hospitals.

White paper: Overuse in U.S. hospitals

This paper explains the LIHI rankings for 13 low-value services in hospitals and analyzes patterns in hospital overuse.

White Paper: Methodology of the Lown Index

This white paper explains how we calculated the components, categories, and composite scores of the Lown Index.

White paper: Hospital pay equity

There is a growing gap between the pay of hospital executives and other health care workers. This white paper explores the issue of pay equity, explains how LIHI measures pay equity, and analyzes patterns in hospital executive compensation.

White paper: Hospital community benefit investment

Hospitals are expected to invest in charity care and other community health investments, but how much they spend varies widely. Our white paper explores this issue and shows important patterns in hospital community benefit spending.