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37 CEO / STRATEGY US News flags med schools' misreporting: 4 things to know By Cailey Gleeson U .S. News & World Report temporarily moved some medical schools to the "unranked" category of its Best Graduate Schools rankings aer discrepancies in data were identified. U.S. News & World Report relies on schools to accurately report data. Misreporting occurs in small proportions — typically less than 0.1 percent each year. U.S. News highlighted 11 different rankings published between 2018 and 2021 in which various schools and universities reported data discrepancies. "In these rare cases, the misreporting by these schools resulted in their numerical ranks being higher than they otherwise would have been if the correct data had been used originally," the publication said July 7. Four things to know: 1. e following four medical schools are now ranked but were temporarily delisted in the primary care ranking category aer they self-reported discrepancies in the data provided to U.S. News for past Best Graduate Schools lists dating back to 2018: • East Tennessee State University (Johnson City) • University of Virginia (Charlottesville) • Washington University (St. Louis); the school's ranking in the research category of the U.S. News rankings was unaffected • Eastern Virginia Medical School (Norfolk) 2. e following six schools were temporarily delisted aer misreporting data for past nursing schools or programs dating back to 2019 but are now ranked: • University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus (Aurora) • University of Pittsburgh • University of Alabama--Huntsville • Alverno College (Milwaukee) • Widener University (Chester, Pa.) • University of Illinois—Chicago 3. All schools' unranked status lasted until the publication of the rankings' next edition and until the schools confirmed the accuracy of their next data submission in accordance with the publication's requirements. 4. No other schools' rankings were changed as a result of delistings. Editor's note: is article was updated July 25-26 to clarify listed schools are no longer unranked and that medical schools were temporarily delisted from the primary care category of past Best Graduate Schools lists. n Top 15 health systems of 2022, per Fortune, IBM By Hayley DeSilva I BM Watson Health, in partnership with Fortune, has released its top 15 health systems, which they find set an example for health systems and hospitals across the nation. With its data, the report will continue to stand as a resource for these groups to improve their quality of care and efficiency. In its 14th year of publishing this study, IBM Watson Health found that the top 15 health systems had better survival rates, fewer patient complications, fewer healthcare- associated infections, better long-term outcomes, better 30-day mortality/revisitation rates and more. The study also found that patients revered the top 15 hospitals more than peer system hospitals. Fortune/IBM Watson Health divides its top 100 hospitals into three main categories listed below. It is noted that each system in the table is featured in alphabetical order and does not reflect performance rating. The full report, which includes further details on the methodology of rankings, can be found here. Top 5 large health systems Allina Health (Minneapolis) Baylor Scott & White Health (Dallas) Mayo Clinic (Rochester, Minn.) Penn Medicine (Philadelphia) Rush University System for Health (Chicago) Top 5 medium health systems Cone Health (Greensboro, N.C.) Edward-Elmhurst Health (Naperville, Ill.) PIH Health (Whittier, Calif.) Scripps Health (San Diego) St. Luke's Health System (Boise, Idaho) Top 5 small health systems Asante (Medford, Ore.) CHI Memorial (Chattanooga, Tenn.) CHI St. Vincent (Little Rock, Ark.) Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity Sponsored Ministries (Manitowoc, Wis.) North Memorial Health (Robbinsdale, Minn.) n