Health Care Reports
We live in an information society. More and more, we can find the facts we need right at our fingertips. With the click of a mouse, you can instantly access free performance data that allows you to compare the standards of care provided by hospitals, home health agencies, nursing homes and HMOs in New York State and beyond.
Making decisions about your care or the care of a loved one is never easy, and reviewing comparative quality health care data can help, but it is only one piece of the quality puzzle and should be used as an additional resource in the decision-making process.
New York Regional Health Care Report Card
The New York Regional Health Care Report Card presents access, service and quality data for all hospitals and commercial managed care plans in New York and New Jersey. Each quality measures page displays a selection of data that indicates at a glance whether the facilities or organizations are performing above, at, or below average. HMOs and hospitals are measured on how good a job they do ensuring members and patients get the right care.
Hospital Compare
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' consumer-oriented Web site, Hospital Compare, that allows consumers to compare the quality of certain hospital services.
New York State Hospital Profile
Use this site to find information about hospitals in New York State, and the quality of care they provide. The web site's search capabilities allow consumers to review hospital data by health condition, surgical procedure or special state designation - such as a stroke or burn center. The web site includes information on four health conditions, including care related to heart attacks, heart failure, pneumonia and prevention of surgical infections and up to 20 related services. The hospital profile also highlights risk-adjusted surgical outcomes on adult cardiac bypass and valve surgery, as well as angioplasty procedures and pediatric-specific heart surgery statewide.
Nursing Home Compare
The primary purpose of this tool is to provide detailed information about the past performance of every Medicare and Medicaid certified nursing home in the country. Important information on Nursing Home Compare and other resources, including the Guide to Choosing a Nursing Home, and Nursing Home Checklist are also available to help you with your nursing home choice. Use these tools, along with the information you gather during your visits to the nursing homes you are interested in, to make your best choice.
New York State Nursing Home Profile
Use this site for information about nursing homes in New York State and the quality of care they provide. The quality measures data are from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. These quality measures are among the most reliable, but measuring quality is difficult because of the variation among nursing homes in the complexity of residents they care for.
Home Health Compare
Home Health Compare has information about Home Health Quality Measures: Quality measures give you information about how well home health agencies provide care for some of their patients. The measures provide information about patients' physical and mental health, and whether their ability to perform basic daily activities is maintained or improved. Quality information can be used to help you compare home health agencies.
