A website that compares the quality of healthcare at Detroit-metro area hospitals now also offers information on treatment costs at those facilities, according to a Detroit News report.
Consumers can access the website to review Medicare treatment costs for various conditions, including heart attacks, heart failure and surgical infection prevention. They can also view hospital ratings based on patient satisfaction and outcomes, such as heart attack-related mortality rates, and physician practice ratings based on specific conditions and outcomes, such as diabetes and antibiotic administration.
The website includes data from 35 hospitals that is reported to CMS, according to the news report.
Read the news report about the MyCareCompare website.
Read other coverage about hospital quality:
- AAP Urges Government to Establish Stricter Laws Over Toxic Chemicals
- State Regulators Find Deficiencies at Two UCSD ERs
- Oregon Surgeon Performs Wrong-Site Surgery on Four-Year-Old
Consumers can access the website to review Medicare treatment costs for various conditions, including heart attacks, heart failure and surgical infection prevention. They can also view hospital ratings based on patient satisfaction and outcomes, such as heart attack-related mortality rates, and physician practice ratings based on specific conditions and outcomes, such as diabetes and antibiotic administration.
The website includes data from 35 hospitals that is reported to CMS, according to the news report.
Read the news report about the MyCareCompare website.
Read other coverage about hospital quality:
- AAP Urges Government to Establish Stricter Laws Over Toxic Chemicals
- State Regulators Find Deficiencies at Two UCSD ERs
- Oregon Surgeon Performs Wrong-Site Surgery on Four-Year-Old