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Optimal Statistical Decisions for Hospital Report Cards
Medical Decision Making, 2005 Purpose. Hospital report cards provide information designed to help patients and providers to make decisions. The purpose of this study was to place the design of hospital report cards into a decision-theoretic framework. The authors’ objectives were 2-fold: 1st, to determine what the choice of significance level implies about the relative value of ...
Peter C, Austin, Geoffrey M, Anderson
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Quality information disclosure and health insurance demand: evidence from VA hospital report cards
International Journal of Health Economics and Management, 2019 This study examines the effect of public reporting of quality information on the demand for public insurance. In particular, we examine the effect of the introduction of Veterans Affairs (VA) hospital quality report cards in 2008. Using data from the Current Population Survey in 2005-2015, we find that new information about the quality of a VA hospital
Xiaoxue Li
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Optimal Bayesian probability levels for hospital report cards
Health Services and Outcomes Research Methodology, 2007 There is a growing trend towards the production of “hospital report-cards” in which hospitals with higher than acceptable mortality rates are identified. Several commentators have advocated for the use of Bayesian hierarchical models in provider profiling.
Peter C. Austin, Lawrence J. Brunner
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Patients’ Awareness, Usage and Impact of Hospital Report Cards in the US
The Patient - Patient-Centered Outcomes Research, 2017 Little knowledge is available about the importance of hospital report cards in the US from the patients' perspective. It also remains unknown whether specific report cards with a stronger emphasis on clinical measures have a greater impact on hospital choice than general report cards that focus on online-derived ratings.The aim of this study was to ...
Martin, Emmert, Mark, Schlesinger
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Should consumers trust hospital quality report cards?
JAMA, 2002 David W, Baker, Randall D, Cebul
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Influence of infection control report cards on patients' choice of hospital: pilot survey
Journal of Hospital Infection, 2009 The impact on patients' attitudes of quality report cards on infection control in hospitals has never previously been studied. In 2006, the French government implemented a mandatory report card on infection control activity (ICALIN) in all hospitals.
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Making the grade: a status report on hospital report cards.
Health systems review, 1997 Hospital report cards that document patients' medical outcomes are attracting increasing attention for their role in guiding health care decisions by employers, consumers and providers. Significant questions remain, however, regarding the validity and utility of this information.
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Consumers and Hospital Report Cards: First Efforts at Definition
Healthcare Quarterly, 1999 Earl Berger
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Hospital Report Cards: Intent, Impact, and Illusion
American Journal of Medical Quality, 2004The public is currently being bombarded with a growing number of hospital report cards revealing hospital-specific outcome data. The original intent of these report cards was to provide information to the public to enable them to make a more educated choice in selecting health care services and to stimulate provider activities to improve outcomes of ...
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