11 May Care Compare tool
Order Instructions
For this discussion, begin by completing the following tasks:
Access the Care Compare tool on the Medicare.gov website.
Select the hospital provider feature and choose 3 hospitals that you are interested in comparing. For example, you might choose to compare your local hospitals or an academic medical center, a rural hospital, and sole community provider to see how they compare. Or, you could choose hospitals in different parts of the country for a regional comparison.
Follow the website’s instructions to compare your 3 chosen hospitals and review the results.
Expand the results categories, such as patient survey rating, timely & effective care, and complications & deaths, and to review the data for each hospital.