CMS Adds Hospital Quality Data to HealthCare.gov Site

CMS has added data to the new HealthCare.gov website on medical imaging procedures, heart care, and readmission and infection rates at hospitals. About 96% of U.S. hospitals submitted data for the effort, which includes 42 quality measures. The data update is also included in HHS' Hospital Compare tool.

• "Medicare Agency Unveils New Hospital Comparisons" (Pecquet, "Healthwatch," The Hill, 7/7).
• "Hospital Compare Website Adds Information on Outpatient Outcomes" (Gumz, Santa Cruz Sentinel, 7/8).
• "Website Expands Its Comparison of Hospitals" (Smith, Richmond Times-Dispatch, 7/8).