Growth of Interest in Hospital Report Cards

Paul L. Green, director, clinical quality improvement, John F. Kennedy Memorial Hospital, describes the growth of public interest in hospital report cards and whether these report cards truly make a difference among consumers as they select sites of care. Green and Christine Profita Orok, project leader of cost and quality at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, presented at a June 7, 2006 audio conference, Healthcare Report Cards: How to Get an A+ in the Public Reporting of Healthcare Quality Data.

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