Web site posts ratings for most U.S. hospitals
April 1, 1999 less than 1 minute read
Web site posts ratings for most U.S. hospitals
Would you like to see yourself as your customers see you? Go to the Internet and key up HealthcareReportCards.com. The free site rates hospitals on specialties such as orthopedic joint replacement, and cardiac surgery, cardiology, neurology, neurosurgery, and pulmonary/respiratory care. Created by Lakewood, CO-based Healthcare Report Cards Inc. (HRCI), the site has registered over 6 million hits since its launch on Oct. 27, 1998. The address is not case-sensitive.
"This is the first opportunity for consumers, referring physicians, and managed care companies to compare their local hospitals with each other and with the most prestigious and top-rated medical facilities nationwide," notes Sarah Loughran, vice president of HRCI.
HealthcareReportCards.com rates as follows:
Five stars = Best Four stars = Very good Three stars = Average Two stars = Below average One star = PoorFive-star hospitals represent the top 10% of all U.S. medical facilities as graded by HRCI. Grades posted on HealthcareReportCards.com reflect both the quality of care delivered by the hospital’s staff and by the physicians involved in the cases. The ratings in each specialty cover 1,000 to 4,000 facilities, depending on how many offer each type of care. The raw data, the Medicare Provider Analysis and Review, are purchased from the Health Care Financing Administration and risk-adjusted by HRCI.
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