The hospital industry, through CMS, is now providing even more statistical data on quality measures for consumers much like other competitive industries. Consumers will now be “better equiped” to choose between healthcare providers based on the data reported to CMS, according to a CMS News Release on July 7, 2010. A video of the original […]
[The following is the complete text from a CMS News Release, July 7, 2010.] IMPORTANT NEW DATA ADDED TO HEALTHCARE.GOV TO HELP AMERICANS UNDERSTAND THE STATE OF QUALITY AT AMERICA’S HOSPITALS Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Hospital Compare Tool Compares Outpatient Care and Inpatient Mortality and Readmissions at More Than 4,700 Hospitals Across […]