Consumers can access the website to review Medicare treatment costs for various conditions, including heart attacks, heart failure and surgical infection prevention. They can also view hospital ratings based on patient satisfaction and outcomes, such as heart attack-related mortality rates, and physician practice ratings based on specific conditions and outcomes, such as diabetes and antibiotic administration.
The website includes data from 35 hospitals that is reported to CMS, according to the news report.
Read the news report about the MyCareCompare website.
Read other coverage about hospital quality:
– PQRS, ePrescribing Data Show Improved Quality of Care
– Study: Surgical Care Improvement Program Does Not Have the Desired Effect
– California Hospitals Drastically Cut Mortality Rates Stemming From Sepsis Infection
