Reminder: Hospitals can preview overall star ratings, other quality data

Aug 15, 2016 - 04:03 PM

Hospitals participating in the inpatient, outpatient and prospective payment system-exempt cancer hospital quality reporting programs have until Aug. 19 to preview their overall hospital quality star rating based on data to be added to the Hospital Compare website in October. Hospital-specific reports for the other quality data were released Aug. 4 for a 30-day preview period. To access the hospital-specific overall star rating and inpatient and outpatient preview reports, visit the QualityNet Secure Portal.

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