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Q&A: The methodology behind CMS' 'five-star' hospital ratings

Editor's note: The following is an edited excerpt from a CMS webcast explaining how it developed "five-star" hospital ratings for Hospital Compare (www.medicare.gov/hospitalcompare) as well as upcoming changes to the system. The webcast speakers include Kristie Baus, RN, technical advisor, CMS Technical Lead, Hospital Compare, and Arjun Venkatesh, MD, MBA, MHS, director of quality and safety research and strategy in the Department of Emergency Medicine at Yale University.

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