Quality and Transparency - Additional Links
CMS - Medicare
https://www.medicare.gov/hospitalcompare
Hospital Compare displays rates for Process of Care measures that show
whether or not hospitals across the U.S. provide some of the care that
is recommended for patients being treated for a heart attack, heart failure,
pneumonia, asthma (children only) or patients having surgery. Hospitals
voluntarily submit data from medical records about the treatments their
patients receive for these conditions. The data include patients with
Medicare, those enrolled in Medicare health plans, and those who don’t
have Medicare.
Cal-Hospital Compare
http://www.CalHospitalCompare.org
California Hospitals on this website are rated on several aspects of health
care quality including the effectiveness and timeliness of care; patient
experience with overall, medical, surgical, and maternity care; and how
often hospitals follow recommended patient safety practices. In addition,
readmissions and hospital length of stay, indicators of hospital efficiency,
are reported.
HealthGrades
http://www.healthgrades.com
HealthGrades, Inc. is a U.S. company that develops and markets quality
and safety ratings of health care providers. Quality ratings are devised
from publicly available patient safety data and analyzed with proprietary
technology developed by HealthGrades. Hospital ratings reports for specific
procedures and diagnoses are compiled primarily from Medicare claim data,
and include all hospitals that are Medicare participants.
Leapfrog Group for Patient Safety
http://www.leapfroggroup.org
The Leapfrog Group is a voluntary program aimed at mobilizing employer
purchasing power to alert America’s health industry that big leaps
in health care safety, quality and customer value will be recognized and
rewarded. Among other initiatives, Leapfrog works with its employer members
to encourage transparency and easy access to health care information as
well as rewards for hospitals that have a proven record of high quality care.