Patient Perceptions Don’t Match Medicare Hospital Data
USA Today: Medicare Data Show Gap In Hospital Performance, PerceptionMore than 120 hospitals given top marks by patients for providing excellent care also have a darker distinction: high death rates for heart attack, heart failure or pneumonia, a USA Today analysis of new Medicare data has found (Sternberg and Schnaars, 8/5). This is part of the Morning Briefing, a summary of health policy coverage from major news organizations. Sign up for an email subscription.