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NewsShow off patient satisfaction scores to drive business
The industry's increased focus on patient satisfaction will not only help hospitals avoid reimbursement penalties; it also could help them attract patients. Displaying patient satisfaction scores and Read more...
Hospitals dispute HHS infection data
New data posted to the Department of Health & Human Services' (HHS) Hospital Compare website has sparked criticism from hospitals and health systems across the nation. While some hospitals Read more...
Hospital honored with coveted Baldrige quality award
An Illinois hospital has been named one of seven Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award winners for its achievements in funding, patient safety, outcome measures and community outreach. Advocate Read more...
CMS adds readmission rates to hospital performance measures
In another sign that they are emerging as a focal point for quality ratings, CMS has added readmission rates as one of the hospital performance measurements listed on its Hospital Compare website. Read more...
Investor-owned hospitals behind on quality
Investor-owned hospitals are falling a bit behind the national average on quality ratings, according to a new analysis of the second set of Hospital Compare data. The analysis, which covers the Read more...
Commonwealth Fund launches hospital ratings site
The non-profit research firm Commonwealth Fund has decided to make its entry into the growing list of competing hospital quality ratings systems. Commonwealth's new site, WhyNotTheBest.org, offers Read more...
Health plan quality improves, while federal payers lag
Over the last nine years, the quality of care delivered to patients enrolled in health plans submitting data to the National Committee for Quality Assurance has continued to improve, though federal Read more...
Consumers Union plans to rate hospitals
The venerable organization behind the popular Consumer Reports magazine has announced that it's getting into the hospital ratings act. The publisher, Consumers Union, already offers assessments of Read more...
Study: Care at safety net hospitals lagging
Care at safety net hospitals is of significantly lower quality than hospitals that don't serve the poor and underserved, according to a new study appearing in the Journal of the American Medical Read more...
CO bill would set standards for physician rating, tiering
Colorado's governor is considering a bill that would require the state's health plans to disclose the data and methods they use to create physician tiers. In so doing, the state would follow the Read more...
| Press ReleasesHealthfirst Health Plan Partners with MedAssurant in Commitment to Quality OutcomesHealthfirst Implements MedAssurant's Star Advantage™ Solution to Expand Insight and Toolset to Best Achieve CMS Five-Star Quality Ratings Goals BOWIE, Md., Jan. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- MedAssurant, Read more >> Evive Health Helps Medicare Advantage Plans Reach for the StarsEvive’s Innovative Member Engagement Strategies Improve Health Outcomes to Optimize Medicare Star Ratings and Boost CMS Bonus Rewards CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Evive Health announced today that it Read more >> New Ratings of American Hospitals Released with Quality Study by HealthGrades- HealthGrades’ Study of Patient Outcomes Finds Drop in Mortality Rates, but Wide Gap between Best and Worst Hospitals - - National and State-Level Findings in Study; Hospital Ratings on Read more >> Study: Bariatric Surgeries Skyrocket, but Quality and Cost Vary Widely at U.S. Hospitals-- Hospitals Rated 5-Stars for Bariatric Surgery by HealthGrades Have Fewer Complications and Shorter Lengths of Stay -- GOLDEN, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The number of bariatric surgeries in the U.S. Read more >> Health Grades, Inc. to Present at Bank of America Merrill Lynch Health Care ConferenceGOLDEN, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Health Grades, Inc. (Nasdaq: HGRD), the leading healthcare ratings company, today announced that Kerry Hicks, President and Chief Executive Officer of HealthGrades, Read more >> |
