Data on the CMS Hospital Compare Web site has been updated to report the following:
* Hospital quality data for Heart Attack, Heart Failure, Pneumonia and Surgical Care Improvement – reporting for Q4 2008 to Q3 2009
* Patient satisfaction (HCAHPS) data – reporting for Q4 2008 to Q3 2009
* Medicare reimbursement rates for Heart Attack, Heart Failure and Pneumonia – reporting for Q4 2007 through Q3 2008
* Mortality rates for Heart Attack, Heart Failure and Pneumonia – reporting for Q3 2006 through Q2 2009.
* 30-Day Readmission Rates for Heart Attack, Heart Failure and Pneumonia – reporting for Q3 2006 through Q2 2009.
* addition of new outpatient processes of care for heart attack and surgical wound care as well as imaging efficiency.