ASSIGNMENT | The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) Hospital Compare website

1. Read chapter 4 slides
2. Review the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Hospital Compare website. (CMS Hospital Compare Website)
3. Using information from the reading and other scholarly sources, respond with a discussion

Assignment:

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) Hospital Compare website (https://www.medicare.gov/hospitalcompare/search.html?) allows you to compare performance at hospitals throughout the US. Go to this site and search for 2 or 3 hospitals in your area. (Baystate Medical Center, Mercy Medical Center, Holyoke Medical Center) How to the hospitals compare (to each other, to Massachusetts hospitals in general)? How might the healthcare consumers use this information?

SAMPLE SOLUTION

Many factors can be used to evaluate the performance of hospitals. Some of the indicators include the feedback/experiences of patients, the effectiveness of health care delivery, adherence to set standards, and ethical compliance. This task compares the performance of Baystate Medical Center, Mercy Medical Center, and Holyoke Medical Center using Massachusetts hospitals in general as a standard.
Comparisons of The Three Hospitals
All three Hospitals are Acute Care Hospitals that provide emergency services and embrace the use of technology. The overall patient experience rating as given by Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems give Mercy…