ALABAMA Hospitals, ALABAMA Quality of Services and Reviews

ALABAMA Hospitals performance rates tell you the proportion of cases where a ALABAMA Hospitals provided the recommended process of care. Only patients meeting the inclusion criteria for a measure are included in the calculation of the rate for a measure. A rate of 88% means that the hospital provided the recommended process of care 88% of the time. For example, the rates for aspirin at discharge for individuals who have had an acute myocardial infarction -- a heart attack -- tell you the percentage of patients who received an aspirin when they are discharged from the ALABAMA Hospitals. The ultimate goal is the right care for the right patient at the right time. Hospitals with effective quality improvement programs are continually working toward this goal.

The information about ALABAMA Hospitals posted on this website comes from the quality data submitted by hospitals to the HHS/MediCare QIO Clinical Data Warehouse for all inpatient discharges. These data alone is insufficient for purposes of reliably predicting ALABAMA Hospitals, ALABAMA performance. Information on this website should not be construed as an assesment of quality, endorsement or advertisement for ALABAMA Hospitals, ALABAMA. Information have been updated Nov 26th, 2010. Please refer to the source for additional terms and instructions: Read More

Patients and Their Families

If you are a patient or someone helping a patient with his or her health care decisions, you can:

• Talk to your health care provider and local hospital staff about what this information means and how it can be used to make health care decisions.
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