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PATIENT
EXPERIENCE
HOSPITAL COMPARE DATA
UPDATE: PERCENT CHANGE
IN STAR RATINGS
Number of 5-Star Hospitals Increases in CMS'
Hospital Compare Data Update
By Heather Punke
C
MS updated the data in Hospital
Compare in July, and the number of
hospitals that received the coveted
five-star summary rating based on their patient
satisfaction scores has increased.
However, the number of hospitals with a one-
star rating also increased.
When the star ratings first went live in April,
just 251 of 3,553 rated hospitals earned the high-
est available rating of five stars. With the updated
data set, there are now 336 hospitals out of 3,548
with a five-star overall rating.
e new data is based on data from HCAHPS
scores gathered from October 2013 through Sep-
tember 2014.
e following is the breakdown of the new star
rating distribution:
• One star: 121 hospitals (101 hospitals prior to
update)
• Two stars: 475 hospitals (582 hospitals prior)
• ree stars: 1,320 hospitals (1,414 hospitals
prior)
• Four stars: 1,296 hospitals (1,205 hospitals
prior)
• Five stars: 336 hospitals (251 hospitals prior)
According to e Advisory Board Company,
CMS plans to update the data and the star ratings
every quarter. n
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