Hospital Compare Web updates some content
Patient Safety Monitor Alert
August 20, 2008
The Hospital Compare Web site underwent an update on August 19, according to AHAnews. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) added data to the 30-day heart attack and heart failure mortality rates as well as brand new data to the site concerning 30-day mortality rates for pneumonia patients. Some hospitals have submitted data about pediatric asthma, which will also be posted.
To read more, click here. To access the Hospital Compare Web site, click here.
