Safety-Net Hospital Group Raises Concerns About CMS’ New Online Rating System
In a letter to CMS acting Administrator Andy Slavitt, America's Essential Hospitals, which represents 250 U.S. safety-net hospitals, questioned whether the agency's new online hospital rating system can accurately assess quality while omitting certain factors. The group questioned CMS' proposed methodology for the new system, writing, "We are not confident that the measures currently available on Hospital Compare enable CMS to create a single, methodologically sound rating of all aspects of hospital quality."
- "Safety-Net Hospitals Say New Rating System Doesn't Consider Socio-Economic Factors" (Dickson, Modern Healthcare, 8/24).