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Health Care Quality & Cost
Hospital Resources
Knowing how hospitals in your area compare on quality measures and cost
can help you make wiser care choices.
- Select
Quality Care: Compare hospital based on number of patients
per procedure, length of stay, and complication rate for more than 150
procedures or diagnoses. This tool is provided to Wellmark Blue Cross
and Blue Shield plan members through WebMD Quality Services.
- Iowa Healthcare Collaborative: The Iowa Healthcare Collaborative works toward the goal of exceptional health care in Iowa. The Iowa Healthcare Collaborative has a unique role in accelerating clinical improvement in Iowa. It provides an objective, inclusive focal point for public reporting of accurate and clinically-relevant performance data.
- CMS
Hospital Compare: Compare hospital on quality measures
related to heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia, and surgical care.
Provided by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).
- Iowa
Hospital Price Point: Research the median and average charges
for services at hospitals statewide through this Iowa Hospital Association
tool. Iowa Hospital PricePoint should be considered a starting point
for comparing costs of care between Iowa hospitals. Patients should
contact individual hospitals to get further details about the possible
cost of their care.
- HealthGrades
Hospital Report Cards: Get a list of hospitals and their
ratings for a particular procedure or diagnosis through HeathGrades,
an independent health care quality company. To receive a rating, a hospital
must have treated 30 or more patients in the procedure or diagnosis
during the three-year data period.
- JCAHO
Quality Check: Search for health care organizations that
meet JCAHO's (Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations)
patient safety and quality standards. To earn and maintain accreditation,
organizations must go through an extensive on-site review by a team
of JCAHO health care professionals at least once every three years.
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