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Published
04/06/08
I would like to get more information about hospitals in our area. Is there a way to make a comparison of the hospitals in and around my ZIP code? Find Us On Facebook
Yes, there is. Medicare has a Web site that provides information collected from Medicare patients about their hospital stays. This is a national, standardized, publicly reported survey of patients' perspectives.
It's called Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems, or HCAHPS. The survey was designed to produce meaningful comparisons of hospitals on topics that are important to consumers, with a goal of creating new incentives for hospitals to...
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