Hospital Star Ratings

Healthgrades: US Could Dodge Mortality If Hospital Quality Were Top-Notch

October 24, 2023 - If all hospitals performed the same as Healthgrades’ top-ranking specialty hospitals, the US healthcare industry could see serious improvements in patient safety measures, including avoided deaths and health complications, Healthgrades said in releasing its 2024 specialty hospital ratings. All things considered equal, Healthgrades said the US...


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16% of Orgs Get Top-Marks in CMS Hospital Star Ratings for July 2023

by Sara Heath

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has updated the CMS Hospital Star Ratings, outlining which hospitals perform well in categories like patient safety, patient experience, and overall...

CMS Nursing Home Care Compare Exposed for Underreported Quality Info

by Sara Heath

A new HHS Office of the Inspector General (OIG) report is putting CMS on blast for not accurately reporting on nursing home issues on the agency’s Care Compare sites, which healthcare consumers...

Nursing Home Care Compare Limits Effective Patient Navigation

by Sara Heath

A new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report is calling into question the utility of the Nursing Home Care Compare website, indicating that it obscures information about nursing home ownership...

Nursing Homes Underreport Patient Safety Events, Pressure Ulcers

by Sara Heath

Nursing homes are vastly underreporting patient safety events, like the occurrence of moderate pressure ulcers, to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, a practice that could impact the...

CMS Preserves Patient Safety Data Reporting in IPPS Final Rule

by Sara Heath

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has codified patient safety reporting as part of its Inpatient Prospective Payment System final rule for 2023, a move that’s being lauded by...

Are the Updated CMS Hospital Star Ratings Reliable Measures?

by Sara Heath

The new CMS Hospital Star Ratings methodology, introduced in 2020, is leaving smaller, rural, and critical access hospitals in a lurch, as the new methodology makes for more unpredictable star ratings,...

CMS Drops First Hospital Star Ratings Since Methods Overhaul

by Sara Heath

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has unveiled its latest updates of the Hospital Star Ratings, its first report since the agency restructured the methodology for assigning...

Can Hospital Ratings Systems Truly Portray Hospital Quality?

by Sara Heath

A new report published in the New England Journal of Medicine Catalyst has sparked a war of words about hospital ratings systems and whether they accurately portray hospital quality. The article,...

How Healthcare Payers Measure Patient Experience, Use CAHPS Surveys

by Sara Heath

Just as hospitals and clinics place high priority on understanding the patient experience of care, as do healthcare payers looking to offer high-quality and satisfactory plans to beneficiaries. While...

What the CMS Hospital Star Ratings Mean for Care Quality, Patients

by Sara Heath

Five-star ratings aren’t just helpful for vacationers looking for a hotel or hungry families trying out a new restaurant. These symbols of quality are also essential in an increasingly consumer-centric healthcare industry, especially...

What Are the Top Patient Engagement Measures in Value-Based Care?

by Sara Heath

With more providers turning to patient engagement to drive success in their value-based care models, they are working to tie those initiatives to actionable results. To meet that need, providers are...

How Healthcare Pros Measure Patient Engagement, Satisfaction

by Sara Heath

As a part of the industry push for value-based healthcare, healthcare professionals are facing calls to improve patient engagement. However, patient engagement as a practice is difficult to define and...

4 Fixes to Improve Hospital Environment, Patient Satisfaction

by Sara Heath

When approaching the issue of patient satisfaction, healthcare leaders often focus on the patient-provider relationship. However, improvements in hospital environments may also have a great impact on...