Secret data on hospital inspections may soon become public. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

Secret data on hospital inspections may soon become public. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

• Newspaper/Magazine Article
 
• Published April 2017

Secret data on hospital inspections may soon become public.

Ornstein C. Health Shots. National Public Radio and ProPublica. April 18, 2017.

Summary data about serious errors in hospitals are available, but often details of accreditation investigation findings are not accessible to the public. This news article reports on efforts by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to make this information publicly available to augment transparency and enhance health care safety.

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