YOUR BUSINESS AUTHORITY
Springfield, MO
YOUR BUSINESS AUTHORITY
Springfield, MO
The new Web site shows how often Missouri hospitals provided currently recommended care for three common health problems – heart attack, heart failure and pneumonia – that affect the largest patient populations treated in hospitals.
The site, sponsored by MHA, offers instructions for using the data and explains how the results were calculated. Hospital contact information also is included.
“Missouri hospitals are deeply committed to quality improvement and communicating clinically meaningful information to patients,” said Marc D. Smith, president of the Missouri Hospital Association.
Site visitors can search for specific data about each hospital’s performance related to treatments for heart attacks, heart failure and pneumonia. Visitors also can choose to have results displayed by various categories, including religion, city and number of hospital beds.
Data from 98 Missouri hospitals is available on the Web site. These hospitals also submitted data to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services for its national quality report Hospital Compare.
However, some hospitals have chosen to participate in the national report, but declined to participate in the Missouri-specific report.
Site data will be updated quarterly.
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