U.S. News & World Report recently released its 2026-2027 Best Hospitals Honor Roll that recognizes the top 20 hospitals in the U.S., and five of the top 20 are AcuityPlus clients. The recognition highlights how leading healthcare organizations are leveraging objective patient acuity and nursing workload data to support high-quality patient care, operational excellence, and informed nurse staffing assignment decisions.
What the U.S. News Best Hospitals Honor Roll Measures
Published annually, the U.S. News Best Hospitals rankings recognize hospitals that demonstrate exceptional performance across the full spectrum of adult inpatient care. This year, nearly 4,500 hospitals across 14 adult specialties and 23 procedures and conditions were evaluated.
Greater emphasis was placed on risk-adjusted patient outcomes this year, accounting for 80% of each hospital’s overall score. U.S. News also factored in variables linked to higher quality of care, including the number of patients treated, nurse staffing, nurse communication, and patient satisfaction scores.
How AcuityPlus Supports High-Performing Hospitals
As hospitals work to excel in these areas, nursing leaders need accurate, real-time insight into patient care needs and the workload required to meet them. AcuityPlus enables hospitals to objectively measure patient acuity, complexity, and total nursing workload using existing clinical documentation. This gives leaders the visibility needed to create equitable patient assignments, optimize nursing resources, and support safe, high-quality care.
“It’s rewarding to see so many AcuityPlus clients recognized among the nation’s top hospitals,” said Chad Novitski, Vice President of Sales and Marketing at AcuityPlus by Harris OnPoint. “Like these leading organizations, we believe better patient care begins with objective insight into patient acuity and nursing workload, enabling leaders to deploy resources effectively, balance assignments fairly, and support safe, effective care.”
By providing objective, evidence-based insights into patient acuity and nursing workload, AcuityPlus helps hospitals align nursing resources with patient needs, improve workload visibility, and support more informed operational decisions. These capabilities empower organizations to strengthen workforce efficiency while maintaining a focus on quality, safety, and exceptional patient care.
As healthcare organizations continue to face growing patient complexity, workforce challenges, and increasing expectations for clinical excellence, data-driven nursing workload management has become an essential component of delivering consistent, quality care.
AcuityPlus is proud to support many of the nation’s leading hospitals as they advance their commitment to nursing excellence.
