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The US News “Best Hospitals” List: In God We Trust, All Others Must Bring Data

by on July 19, 2012 in Health Policy, Hospital Care, Media/Press Coverage, Patient Safety/Medical Errors, Quality Measurement, Transparency and Reporting

I knew it would happen sooner or later, and earlier this week it finally did. In 2003 US News & World Report pronounced my hospital, UCSF Medical Center, the 7th best in the nation. That same year, Medicare launched its Hospital Compare website. For the first time, quality measures for patients with pneumonia, heart failure, and [...]

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