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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...
SPOTLIGHT: Consumers trust web health info, but not quality data
A new study suggests that while consumers are comfortable using the web to search for health information, they're not as comfortable with sites that provide quality data. In fact, they trust health Read more...
Tenet finally back on track
Things seem to be looking up for once beleaguered Tenet Healthcare these days. After years of financial and legal troubles, the company's Read more...
Errors force BCBS of TN to postpone doctor ratings
Dogged by complaints that its data was inaccurate, BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee has put its planned doctor rating program on hold. During a 60-day review period BCBS gave doctors, the physicians Read more...
Some Calif. hospitals at odds with rating system
A year ago, a coalition that included hospitals, health plans, physicians and consumer advocates launched a site designed to help consumers judge the quality of care at California hospitals. The Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: Leavitt seeks "Travelocity" for healthcare
Well, even he admits that we're miles away from this point, but someday, HHS secretary Mike Leavitt would like to see the industry establish a "Travelocity for healthcare" which would provide price Read more...
BCBS of TN plans to share doctor ratings, prices
BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee, the state's largest health insurer, said this week that it plans to begin offering doctor quality ratings and cost data to consumers in April. The Blue plan will Read more...
WA insurers offer medical cost, quality info online
Washington state insurers have begun to give members more information on healthcare quality and costs, as well as what their neighbors think of local providers. Regence BlueShield, for example, will Read more...
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