Hospital Star Ratings

CMS Adds 2 Compare Websites to Boost Healthcare Transparency

December 15, 2016 - In effort to increase healthcare transparency, CMS recently added two new healthcare organization Compare websites and updated performance data for existing hospice care, hospital, and physician Compare websites. “At CMS, one of our top priorities is to help individuals make informed healthcare decisions for themselves or their loved ones based...

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CMS Details Rationale Behind Hospital Quality Ratings

by Jacqueline LaPointe

Just as consumers rate restaurants on Yelp.com on a scale of one to five stars, CMS has published star ratings for healthcare facilities on its Hospital Compare website to boost healthcare...

Healthcare Transparency Bill Proposes to Delay Star Ratings

by Jacqueline LaPointe

Two House Representatives, Jim Renacci (R-OH) and Kathleen Rice (D-NY), have recently introduced a healthcare transparency bill that would require CMS to delay the release of new hospital star ratings...

House Requests CMS Delay Quality, Value-Based Care Ratings

by Jacqueline LaPointe

A group of 225 members of the House of Representatives recently wrote a letter urging CMS it to delay the release of the hospital star rating system because it does not include relevant quality measures...

CMS’s Clinical Quality Measures a Top Healthcare Priority

by Jacqueline DiChiara

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has contracted with Yale-New Haven Health Services Corporation/Center for Outcomes Research and Evaluation (CORE) and Lantana Consulting Group to...

CRE Backs Reform Process of CMS Hospital Star Ratings System

by Jacqueline DiChiara

Is the Hospital Quality Star Ratings system released by the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) merely too problematic to be effective? According to the Center for Regulatory Effectiveness...

Is CMS’s Hospital Quality Star Rating System Non-Compliant?

by Jacqueline DiChiara

The Hospital Quality Star Rating System from The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Service (CMS) is facing scrutiny. Some industry-wide trepidation exists about whether or not CMS’s Hospital...

CMS Conducts Hospital Quality Star Rating System Run-Through

by Jacqueline DiChiara

Buckle up. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is giving its Hospital Quality Star Rating System a vigorous test drive to review its production process, increase system understanding,...

Will CMS’s Star Ratings Improve Home Health Agencies’ Quality?

by Jacqueline DiChiara

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has published the first star ratings for Home Health Agencies on Medicare.gov. As the significance of a rating system is essential to the lives of...

Is it Time to Revamp the CMS Star Rating System?

by Ryan Mcaskill

Healthcare providers are looking to change the CMS star rating to better account for the dual eligible population. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) 5-Star quality rating system...

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