Medicare Enhances Consumer Information on Hospital Care
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced
important additions to the Hospital Compare consumer Web site (http://www.hospitalcompare.hhs.gov/) that will give
consumers even better insight into the quality of care provided by their local hospitals. The improvements
include the addition of a mortality measure for pneumonia and, for the first time on Hospital Compare,
publicly reported measures for hospital care of children. Read more...
