HANYS' Report on Report Cards.

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HANYS' Report on Report Cards.

November 20, 2019

Rensselaer, NY: Healthcare Association of New York State; November 2019.

This publication assessed 12 widely disseminated hospital report cards by criteria including transparency of methodology, evidence-based measures, and data quality. While inconsistent methods across reports hindered direct comparisons, a few reports received high marks.

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