Medicare Enhances Consumer Information On Hospital Care
Medicare Enhances Consumer Information On Hospital Care
www.hospitalcompare.hhs.gov
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has added a milestone addition to the Hospital Compare consumer Web site (www.hospitalcompare.hhs.gov). The revised comparison tool will now give consumers even better insight into the quality of care provided by their local hospitals.
This website has:
Hospital Location Information
http://www.hospitalcompare.hhs.gov/Hospital/Search/SearchCriteria.
asp?version=default
Get the address, telephone number and other important information for all Medicare-certified hospitals in the United States. Search by name, city, state, zip code and county.
Hospital Quality Information
http://www.hospitalcompare.hhs.gov/Hospital/Search/
SearchCriteria.asp?version=default
See measures that show how often hospitals provided recommended treatment for heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia, and surgery.
Find information about hospitals’ death (mortality) rates for heart attack and heart failure. http://www.hospitalcompare.hhs.gov/Hospital/Static/GlossaryPopUp.asp
?TermID=Risk-Adjusted%2030-ay%20Death%20(Mortality)
%20Rates&Language=English
Hospital Checklist
http://www.hospitalcompare.hhs.gov/Hospital/Static/About-
HospChecklist.asp?dest=NAV|Home|About|Checklist#TabTop
Review some important questions for consideration before you or your loved one goes to the hospital.
Your Rights When You Are in the Hospital
Know your rights, link toThe Patient Care Partnership: http://www.aha.org/aha/issues/Communicating-With-Patients/
pt-care-partnership.html
Replacing the AHA’s Patients’ Bill of Rights, this plain language brochure informs patients about what they should expect during their hospital stay with regard to their rights and responsibilities. The brochure is available in multiple languages: http://www.aha.org/aha/content/2003/pdf/pcp_english_030730.pdf
English
Arabic
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Russian
Tagalog
Spanish
Vietnamese
