Critical Thinking Assignment
Go to: https://www.medicare.gov/hospitalcompare/search.htmlLinks to an external site.
Navigate the website and become familiar with Hospital Compare
Click on the tabs at the top:
- What is hospital Compare?
- What information can I get about hospitals?
- Review the measures of quality & how the measured categories are weighted
- Hospital overall ratings
- Timely and effectiveness of care
- Complications and death / hospital readmissions
Go back to Hospital Compare Home:
- Find a hospital
- Type in a location (city)
- Choose three hospitals in that area and view rating details on three measures of quality
- Discuss your findings: Provide your ‘professional hypotheses as to why any of the hospitals you chose may be below or at benchmark in a category. Cite three references (APA format / between two –three pages plus a cover and reference page).
There Hospitals I Selected
1. Wellington Regional Medical CenterElectronic Health Record
ACUTE CARE HOSPITALS
10101 Forest Hill Blvd
Wellington, FL 33414
2.W Palm Beach VA Medical Center
ACUTE CARE – VETERANS ADMINISTRATION
7305 N. Military Trail
West Palm Beach, FL 33410
ACUTE CARE HOSPITALS
5301 S Congress Ave
Atlantis, FL 33462
