Hospital Selection and Utilization
Guidelines for Choosing a Hospital
Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health
Organizations (JCAHO) ·
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On home
page, under “Information for…” click ‘general public.’ Then click ‘Helping
You Choose Guides.’
Hospital Ratings
Healthcare Choices · No Number Listed
For report
cards – on hospitals in a limited number of states – giving volume
statistics and death rates for specific cardiac and cancer procedures.
Health
Grades · 303-716-0041
Offers
ratings in the following areas: procedures/diagnosis; clinical or
specialty excellence; patient safety.
JCAHO
For reports on accreditation status, click on ‘general public’ (as above), then on ‘Quality Check.’
The
Leapfrog Group · 202-292-6713
This site
offers ratings based on hospitals’ voluntary reporting of the steps they
have taken to implement Leapfrog’s standards for quality and safety.
US News and World Report, Annual Best Hospitals Project · 202-955-2000 (to editorial board for comments only)
Ranks hospitals for the quality of the care for a variety of conditions. On home page, click ‘Best Hospitals.’Niagra Health Quality Coalition – For NYS Residents · No Number Listed
In addition to comparing quality of hospital care for a variety of conditions, in this site’s 2006 New York State Hospital Report Card visitors can find disclosures by NYS hospitals of their hospital-acquired infection rates.WHAT PATIENTS CAN DO TO SAFELY STAY IN HOSPITALS
Committee to Reduce Infection Deaths (RID)
· No Number
Listed
Visit this site to learn why
hospital-acquired infections are a serious concern. to Learn what you can
do to about it, click on 'RID's 15 steps'.
Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health
Organizations
Click on “General Public” under “Information
For…” Then Click on “Speak Up.”
Maine Health Management Coalition
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This site also provides links to ratings of
Maine’s hospitals based on their responses to a patient-safety survey.