Hospital Report Cards Do Not Appear to Result in Significant Improvements

An analysis of quality of cardiac care following the public release of data on measures of care at hospitals in Ontario, Canada, did not result in significant systemwide improvement in hospitals’ performance on most quality of care indicators, according to a new study.

Policy makers and clinicians may wish to consider the findings from the EFFECT study in the design and evaluation of future public reporting initiatives. Greater attention to developing common strategies across hospitals for addressing report card results might enhance the systemwide effectiveness of future report cardsRead more at www.sciencedaily.com