CMS Updates Overall Hospital Quality Star Ratings For 2019
The rating system relies on publically-reported data compiled by CMS’ Hospital Compare system. The Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating takes the Hospital Compare data and presents it in a way that is both simple and easy to understand.
To determine ratings, CMSmeasures the following characteristics of a hospital:
CMS derives a summary score by factoring the weighted average of the above categories. Importantly, not all hospitals report data to CMS regarding the above measures. As a result, some hospitals are not eligible to receive an overall quality star rating.
Results of the Hospital Ratings Update
According to the ratings update, 282 of the 4,500 hospitals that CMS evaluated warranted a one-star rating.
In Maryland, the following six hospitals received a rating of only one star:
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