The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ star-ratings system has already been the target of considerable criticism, and a new study finds that the ratings’ emphasis on patient experience doesn’t produce reliable care quality data.
Researchers from Quantros, a safety and quality software provider, sent an advance copy of the study to FierceHealthcare. The study analyzed all CMS-rated hospitals on a combination of complication rates, mortality rates and Association for Healthcare Research and Quality patient safety indicators to determine a composite score.
