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Practice Using Data for Health Care Improvement
Instructions
Go to the Hospital Compare website at
https://www.medicare.gov/hospitalcompare/search.html
Research your local hospitals or the hospitals in an area of your choice.
Based on your research, answer the questions below.
Discussion Questions
1. What different types of quality metrics were available?
2. How significantly did overall quality ratings differ from one hospital to the next?
3. What did you learn about the hospitals or area you reviewed? Did anything surprise you?
4. Based on the data, where would you focus an improvement effort?
How did data help you select this area of focus?
Instructions
Go to the Hospital Compare website at
https://www.medicare.gov/hospitalcompare/search.html
Research your local hospitals or the hospitals in an area of your choice.
Based on your research, answer the questions below.
Discussion Questions
1. What different types of quality metrics were available?
2. How significantly did overall quality ratings differ from one hospital to the next?
3. What did you learn about the hospitals or area you reviewed? Did anything surprise you?
4. Based on the data, where would you focus an improvement effort?
How did data help you select this area of focus?