Overall Hospital Quality Star Ratings on Hospital Compare: April 2016 Methodology and Specifications Report. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

Overall Hospital Quality Star Ratings on Hospital Compare: April 2016 Methodology and Specifications Report. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

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• Published January 2016

Overall Hospital Quality Star Ratings on Hospital Compare: April 2016 Methodology and Specifications Report.

Yale New Haven Health Services Corporation–Center for Outcomes Research and Evaluation. January 25, 2016.

Hospital rating programs have received significant public attention, but concerns have been raised regarding their usefulness. This report describes the methodology used by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to generate the information provided on the Hospital Compare website.

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