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Web Exclusive: Using Report Cards to Tell Your Hospital’s Quality Improvement Story
The hospital industry is in the middle of a storm—a "quest for quality" storm. As government and other...
Should patients be told of better care elsewhere?
This New York Times article examines the question of whether part of the informed-consent process is doctors having an...
Health measures prominent among new Florida laws
A handful of new laws are going into effect across Florida, including one that requires hospitals and healthcare...
Ohio legislation threatens reporting plan for hospitals
Legislation pushed by the Ohio Hospital Association threatens to derail an effort to inform consumers about certain...
Web site compares cost, quality among Massachusetts hospitals
A new Web site, www.mass.gov/myhealthcareoptions, compares the cost and quality of care at different Massachusetts...
Penn Medicine to disclose doctors' drug ties
Beginning in spring 2009, the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and its health system, known collectively...
Commentary: Don't even bother with Web-based doc-rating systems
Although the Web is awash with sites eager to give consumers information regarding physicians, online doctor rating...
Word of mouth and physician referrals still drive healthcare provider choice
Despite transparency initiatives and pushes for greater healthcare consumerism, most patients still rely on word of...
Cleveland Clinic discloses doctors' industry ties
The Cleveland Clinic plans to announce it has begun publicly reporting the business relationships that any of its 1,800...
MRSA: Patients revolt against hospital secrecy
A growing number of consumer advocates—many bound by ordeals with MRSA—have vowed that if the U.S. hospital...