HealthLeaders Media September 3, 2020
Upgraded design eases patient access when shopping for healthcare services.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
– Under the existing framework, a patient planning to have bypass surgery would need to visit Hospital Compare, Nursing Home Compare, and Home Health Compare to research providers for the different phases of their surgery and rehabilitation.
– Under the new system, patients can search at Care Compare to find and compare providers that meet their healthcare needs. The page will include information about quality measures presented similarly and clearly across all provider types and care settings.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on Thursday launched a “streamlined redesign” of eight existing healthcare compare tools on Medicare.gov.
The Care Compare provides a single user-friendly interface that allows...