251 hospitals get 5 stars for patient satisfaction
A total of 251 hospitals received the highest score on the new five-star rating system for patient satisfaction that CMS announced recently.
CMS announced the new rating system as part of an effort to standardize rating systems across its website. Hospitals could preview the ratings in 2014, but the list was finalized this year.
In addition to the 251 five-star hospitals, there were 101 hospitals that received the lowest one-star ranking. Another 582 received two stars; 1,414 received three stars; and 1,205 received four stars.
The rankings are available online at http://tinyurl.com/pwdqvb7.
CMS announced the new rating system as part of an effort to standardize rating systems across its website. Hospitals could preview the ratings in 2014, but the list was finalized this year.
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