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The Hospital Compare site is a tool that provides information on how well the hospitals care for all their adult patients with certain medical conditions. In December 2002, the American Hospital Association (AHA), Federation of American Hospitals (FAH), and Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) launched the Hospital Quality Alliance (HQA), a national public-private collaboration to encourage hospitals to voluntarily collect and report hospital quality performance information. This effort is intended to make important information about hospital performance accessible to the public and to inform and invigorate efforts to improve quality. CMS and the Joint Commission participate in the HQA, along with the AHA, the FAH, the AAMC, the American Medical Association, the American Nurses Association, the National Association of Childrens’ Hospitals and Related Organizations, American Association of Retired People, American Federation of Labor and Council of Industrial Organizations, the Consumer-Purchaser Disclosure Project, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, the National Quality Forum and the U.S.Chamber of Commerce.
The information on the Hospital Compare site is updated quarterly. Seventy three Nebraska hospitals voluntarily report information about the quality of care they provide to their patients to the Hospital Compare web site. To view Nebraska hospital’s compliance with the CMS Quality indicators
view the following graphs:
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