Health Leaders: Public rankings of hospital quality would be more accurate and useful if the incorporated the different ways patients judge a hospital's performance, according to a recent report from the RAND Corporation.
Hospitals closely watch their rankings on sites like CMS's Overall Hospital Quality Star Ratings System, available on Hospital Compare, because they can have significant impact on consumer choices and even reimbursement levels. CMS has defended its Star Ratings calculations in the past but also responded to criticism by healthcare organizations by delaying some ratings and reformulating the analysis.
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