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Marshfield Clinic fares well in Consumer Reports ratings

Consumer Reports Cover January, 2013

​​​​​​​​​​​In a special edition of its magazine, Consumer Reports is publishing ratings of 19 Wisconsin medical groups which, combined, serve nearly half the state's patients. 

​The ratings are the result of a special collaboration with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) and the Wisconsin Collaborative for Healthcare Quality (WCHQ) with whom the medical groups have voluntarily shared their performance data.

Two groups—Marshfield Clinic and ThedaCare Physicians—earned the highest rating on all but one individual measure. The ratings include one overall score and seven measures based on data that the groups themselves collect on how well they provide essential care, such as screening for certain cancers and vaccinating against pneumonia, and how well they treat people who have heart disease.​

Marshfield Clinic finished at the top in screening for:

  • Breast cancer
  • Colorectal cancer
  • Osteoporosis
  • ​​Adult pneumococcal vaccination

The Clinic also finished at the top for LDL testing – and control – in patients with vascular disease.
Consumer Reports is producing a special version of its magazine for distribution to subscribers and newsstands in Wisconsin. It will have a different cover, highlighting the story "How Does Your Doctor Compare?" and feature a special, 20-page insert with the ratings of medical groups. The ratings of these groups will also be available online at www.wchq.org.

Chris Queram, president and chief executive officer of WCHQ, said the success of the medical groups demonstrates the value of measuring their quality and reporting it publicly. "We know from independent research that clinics engaged in public reporting perform better than those that do not," Queram said.

The ratings are published with the WCHQ, a voluntary consortium of Wisconsin health systems, medical groups, hospitals, and health plans, which has publicly reported on health care quality in Wisconsin since 2003.​

 Media Relations

John Gardner
Marshfield Clinic Health System Director of Communications
715 221-8659
gardner.john
@marshfieldclinic.org

Jeff Starck
Senior Media Relations Specialist - Marshfield, Eau Claire, Park Falls, Neillsville & Minocqua
715 389-4978
starck.jeffrey
@marshfieldclinic.org

Dan Baulch
Senior Communications
Specialist -
Beaver Dam
920 887-4152
baulch.dan
@marshfieldclinic.org

Candy Marg
Community Relations Manager - Neillsville
715 819-8459
marg.candace
@marshfieldclinic.org

Becca Pehlke
Communications Specialist - Ladysmith & Rice Lake
715 609-3284
pehlke.rebecca
@marshfieldclinic.org

Jim Korth
Communications Specialist – Wausau/Weston
715-679-5455
korth.james
@marshfieldclinic.org

Joe Rizzo
Director of Public Relations and Business Development –
Marshfield Medical
Center-Dickinson
906-776-5671
Joe.Rizzo@dchs.org