Fyi,
Bob Pyke Jr
"Sarah J. Perry" wrote:
> Hi there,
> Got directed to this website by my friendly neurosurgeon the other day.
> You can find out how your hospital does in comparison to other hospitals
> in your state or immediate area in the way you treat specific disease
> entities. The government has been collecting statistics for a number of
> years now and uses those numbers to predict outcomes (I assume in
> routine -- possibly in best practice). What you will find is the way
> that you stack up against the predicted outcome statistics. These are
> figures based on mortality rates. My friend sent me there to find
> support for a proposed protocol I am trying to get adopted at our
> hospital. I found support in the numbers to add to the other things I
> have researched and written up.
>
> Not all body systems/disease processes are available. And not all
> hospitals are covered, but over time we will be able to find it all.
> After they've got all the hospitals covered, he expects that we will be
> able to find the same information on individual physicians. A whole new
> tool for patients and others to find out if they should look elsewhere
> for treatment.
> <http://www.healthcarereportcard.com>
> Try it. You'll like it.
> Sarah <[log in to unmask]>
>
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