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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...
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...
