| New Report Rates Hospital Quality |
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| A new Web-based report allows patients to check the healthcare quality of their local hospital and other facilities throughout the nation. Under the ranking system, produced by Colorado-based HealthGrades, hospitals receive between one and five stars based on analyses of Medicare claims data. According to the company, patients are 70 percent less likely to die while receiving treatment in a five-star hospital than in a one-star hospital.  Judith Graham, Chicago Tribune  10/16/2008 |
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