Star Ratings
The AHA, Association of American Medical Colleges, America鈥檚 Essential Hospitals, and Federation of 黑料正能量s today urged the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to share additional information with hospitals and the public about how accurately its overall hospital quality star鈥
The AHA July 7 and three other national hospital groups called on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to examine the 鈥渟erious flaws鈥 in the agency鈥檚 hospital quality 鈥渟tar ratings鈥 methodology.
鈥淥ur continued review of the limited information available to us has raised serious鈥
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services鈥 approach to overall hospital quality star ratings appears to have several shortcomings, according to a new analysis by an expert in econometrics, commissioned by the AHA.
A new analysis commissioned by the 黑料正能量 Association (AHA) examines the fundamental design flaws of star ratings, and whether it is an accurate tool to compare hospital performance.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will host a May 12 webinar on its overall hospital quality 鈥渟tar ratings鈥 methodology. During the 90-minute webinar, which begins at 1 p.m. ET, presenters will explain the methodology used to generate the summary rating for individual hospitals鈥
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today opened registration for a May 12 webinar on its overall hospital quality 鈥渟tar ratings鈥 methodology. During the 90-minute webinar, which begins at 1 p.m. ET, presenters will explain the methodology used to generate the summary rating for鈥
This week, as we urged, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services hit the pause button on the release of its proposed hospital quality 鈥渟tar ratings.鈥 Hospitals strongly support providing consumers with useful information when it comes to the quality of the care they provide, but the agency鈥欌
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced today that it will delay until at least July 2016 the release of overall hospital quality "star ratings" on its Hospital Compare website. The ratings were originally scheduled to be released April 21.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced today that it will delay until at least July 2016 the release of overall hospital quality 鈥渟tar ratings鈥 on its Hospital Compare website. The ratings were originally scheduled to be released April 21.