A new Web site launched today is offering Californians unprecedented access to hospital quality data in an effort to promote transparency in the often opaque world of inpatient medical care.
CalHospitalCompare.org is the culmination of a three-year, $14 million project that sifts through state data, patient charts and consumer surveys from 212 California hospitals, accounting for 70 percent of hospital admissions in the state.
"We anticipate and hope that CalHospitalCompare becomes the gold standard for hospital information," said Dr. Bruce Spurlock, chairman of the steering committee overseeing the project.
The site ranks participating hospitals in 50 areas of performance, including conditions such as cardiac care, maternity services and pneumonia treatment. It has 36 patient satisfaction and experience measures.
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A new Web site launched today is offering Californians unprecedented access to hospital quality data in an effort to promote transparency in the often opaque world of inpatient medical care. CalHospitalCompare.org is the culmination of a three-year, $14 million project that sifts through state data, patient charts and consumer surveys from 212 California hospitals, accounting for 70 percent of hospital admissions in the state. "We anticipate and hope that CalHospitalCompare becomes the gold standard for hospital information," said Dr. Bruce Spurlock, chairman of the steering committee overseeing the project. The site ranks participating hospitals in 50 areas of performance, including conditions such as cardiac care, maternity services and pneumonia treatment. It has 36 patient satisfaction and experience measures. ....Continued on http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/16843135.htm