A newly launched online benchmarking engine pulls public data for 4,813 hospitals from CMS’ Hospital Compare website and allows for comparison of hospitals against their peers. The tool, called ...

But, knowing a preferred hospital can be important during an emergency, and having a preferred hospital makes it easier to determine which insurance plans are a fitting choice. There are some ...

Trying to find the best hospital for the care you need can be confusing. From highway billboards to magazine ads and online search results, you may see a number of hospitals or health systems touting ...

Legislators have done good work enforcing hospital price transparency, but quality comparison tools are still lacking, Alec Friswold, a medical student at Boston-based Harvard Medical School, and ...

1. These are Forbes’ first-ever hospital ratings. Why is Forbes entering this space now? Healthcare quality can vary dramatically among hospitals. The differences between high-quality facilities and ...

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has been reporting hospital star ratings since 2016. Some stakeholders have criticized the star ratings methodology for not adjusting for social risk ...