The Leapfrog Group released its fall 2017 Hospital Safety Grades Tuesday, assigning A through F letter grades to 2,632 acute care hospitals for patient safety performance.
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CareChex, an information service of Quantros, released the 2018 Hospital Quality Rankings, ranking the top hospitals by state for several specialty procedures including joint replacements.
Healthgrades on Tuesday released its inaugural National Health Index, which provides consumers with an analysis of 25 cities leading the way in health and healthcare.
Eight of the 20 Medicare Advantage plans selected as five-star policies by U.S. News & World Report for 2018 were Kaiser Permanente brands.
Most 2017 Track 1 ACOs are likely to score above the exceptional performance threshold under the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act, according to recent analysis.
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CMS released 2018 Star Ratings for Medicare Advantage and Part D plans, with approximately 73 percent of all Medicare Advantage enrollees with prescription drug coverage enrolled in a plan earning an overall rating of four stars or higher.
Colorado is the best state for elderly people to live in, according to U.S. News & World Report's 2017-18 list of the Best States for Aging.
Online physician ratings are a poor indicator of clinical performance, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association.
The nonpartisan Center for Political Accountability in Washington, D.C., found Becton, Dickinson & Co. in Franklin Lakes, N.J., ranked among U.S. companies with the most transparency regarding political contributions.
Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente ranked No. 1 in consumer experience among health plans, according to a study by market research firm Forrester in Cambridge, Mass.