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Rankings and Ratings

Although infant mortality has declined nationwide in recent years, the rate varies across states and is highest in the Midwest and South, according to a CDC report.

When CMS updated the methodology used in its Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating program in December after a five-month delay, the number of hospitals that received the highest possible overall rating increased from 83 in December 2016 to 337.

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The Leapfrog Group on Thursday named the recipients of its 2017 Top Hospital award, which goes to the hospitals that performed the best on the Leapfrog survey.

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