1.2 Discussion
Comparative Data: Clinical Indicators
Visit one of the following sites and look for hospitals or healthcare facilities in your area (Baltimore Maryland):
- https://www.medicare.gov/hospitalcompare/search.html (Links to an external site.)
- https://www.medicare.gov/nursinghomecompare/search.html (Links to an external site.)
- https://www.medicare.gov/homehealthcompare/search.html (Links to an external site.)
Create a report card for two healthcare facilities of your choice and provide an overall summary. Then consider the following:
- If you were trying to make a decision about which hospital to use for healthcare for yourself or a family member, would you find this information useful? Why or why not?
- How might this information be useful if you worked for a healthcare facility yourself?
- What are some challenges of obtaining patient satisfaction/experience data? Do you think the survey questions are useful?
- Is there other data or information that you would add to the report card? What would it be?
Response parameters:
- Initial posts should be 300 words minimum
- Initial posts should include at least two peer-reviewed article/journal/book citations (not including the course textbook)
- Use APA formatting to cite all of your sources:
- You can access the databases of peer-reviewed journals here:
