The California hospital quality site (CalHospitalCompare.org), which provides ratings for 210 California hospitals, has been expanded to include mortality rates for intensive care units, hospitals' efforts in stopping bedsores and work aimed at eliminating complications when respirators are used, reports Ventura County Star.
Produced by the California Healthcare Foundation, the site allows users to compare hospitals in their area based on quality of care and consumer experience. The site had also been expanded last year to include pneumonia mortality and key surgical infection prevention measures.
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Fierce Healthcare: As the CalHospitalCompare.org site expands, some hospitals are beginning to back off, refusing to supply information on new categories like the frequency of respirator complications and ICU mortality. Meanwhile, about 35 of the 250 hospitals targeted by the coalition have chosen not to participate in the project, citing, among other reasons, the cost of collecting the data. That being said, other hospitals are using the data as a spur to create quality improvement programs in areas where they're weak.