Hospital Quality Initiative - Hospital Compare Ads
Guidance for a sample of the ad that will be published as well as a downloadable list of hospitals, organized by state and paper, that will be included in the Hospital quality ads.
Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Issue Date: October 19, 2016
On May 21, 2008, CMS will run newspaper ads in 55 markets across the United States listing a sampling of local hospitals' scores from two of the measures on Hospitals Compare. Below is a sample of the ad that will be published as well as a downloadable list of hospitals, organized by state and paper, that will be included in the Hospital quality ads. It is important to look at lists for neighboring states as some ads include hospitals from multiple states.
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