A report card on provider report cards: current status of the health care transparency movement.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Public reporting of provider performance can assist consumers in their choice of providers and stimulate providers to improve quality. Reporting of quality measures is supported by advocates of health care reform across the political spectrum.

Objective

To assess the availability, credibility and applicability of existing public reports of hospital and physician quality, with comparisons across geographic areas.

Approach

Information pertaining to 263 public reports in 21 geographic areas was collected through reviews of websites and telephone and in-person interviews, and used to construct indicators of public reporting status. Interview data collected in 14 of these areas were used to assess recent changes in reporting and their implications.

Participan

SUBMITTER: Christianson JB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2947645 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature