HHS Measures of Quality - Comparisons by Hospital

http://sev.prnewswire.com/health-care-hospitals/20070621/DCTH06421062007-1.html

http://www.hospitalcompare.hhs.gov/Hospital/Search/SearchCriteria.asp?version=default&browser=IE%7C7%7CWinXP&language=English&defaultstatus=0&pagelist=Home

I am disappointed that the recently improved quality measures by which
the HHS allows patients to compare hospitals focus only on recommended
treatments and still include no measure of treatment outcome. Who
cares that every hospital reports that 98% of the time they
successfully prescribe aspirin to patients who are leaving their care.

I want to know how many of their patients met the wellness goals that
should be associated with each type of treatment. Does Hospital A have
a 75% morbidity for heart patients in their care while Hospital B
kills only 50%?

Cure/Morbidity figures can't be fudged as easily as treatment
statistics by hospital administrators and are the only statistics that
REALLY matter to someone who has to choose a healthcare provider.

My hope is that treatment-result measures will eventually be added to
the HHS healthcare-provider comparison tool.

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