Published in:
01-08-2018 | Concise Research Reports
Impact of Teaching Intensity and Sociodemographic Characteristics on CMS Hospital Compare Quality Ratings
Authors:
Wenshuai Wan, MD, C. Jason Liang, PhD, Richard Duszak Jr., MD, Christoph I. Lee, MD, MS
Published in:
Journal of General Internal Medicine
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Issue 8/2018
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Excerpt
In July 2016, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released “Hospital Compare” ratings for 3576 U.S. hospitals to help consumers compare hospitals’ quality of care, which was distilled into a single overall rating between 1 and 5 stars based on 57 process- and outcomes-based clinical measures.
1,2 A recent publication found differences in overall ratings by characteristics including a hospital’s teaching status.
3 Professional groups (e.g., the American Hospital Association) have expressed concern that the current ratings scheme unfairly penalizes teaching hospitals, especially those serving low-income and otherwise disadvantaged patient populations.
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