Explore the CMS Hospital Compare

Weekly Essay/Writing Assignment Content

This week's writing assignment will consist of the following: 

1. Explore the CMS Hospital Compare website ( www.medicare.gov/hospitalcompare/search.html ) and compare two hospitals in your area.

When you are finished respond in at least 3 pages [not counting cover page and references] to the following questions:

2. Based on the information presented, do you believe the findings to be accurate, or are there likely other intervening considerations?

3. Develop a  conceptual model that explains part, or all, of one of the reported outcomes. What structures and processes could be measured to explain differences in the outcome?

Here are some great resources to develop your conceptual model:

https://youtu.be/9xf8qK8vENM

https://youtu.be/ebKoANjnJDs

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