The scorecard extracts data from various sources and aggregates it to give hospitals the ability to see how they perform compared to others nationally. They can also identify opportunities for improvement and the correlated financial impact across eight indicators, according to a news release.
The tool can aid hospitals in avoiding penalties tied to quality of care measures in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, such as pay cuts for high rates of readmissions, according to the release.
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