AHIP Hi-Wire reports that the state Agency for Health Care Administration in Florida this week began posting online, inspection reports and results of complaint investigations involving most health facilities. These reports enable consumers to assess 32,000 hospitals, nursing homes, clinics, surgery centers, dialysis units and others.
The state is posting all reports written after June 1, along with a few older ones, but has no plans to add past years.
Rosa Baier updates us:
Rhode Island's Department of Health currently reports clinical quality measures and patient satisfaction for nursing homes, home health agencies, and hospitals. The 2007 satisfaction reports for nursing homes and home health agencies have both been updated within the past 2 months:
Home health:
http://www.health.ri.gov/chic/performance/homehealth/index.php#satisfaction
http://www.health.ri.gov/media/080529a.php
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