Safety Net Hospitals May Suffer From Patient Experience Ratings 1

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Fort Wayne, IN (prHWY.com) August 1, 2012 - Fort Wayne, Indiana - Patient experience ratings could exacerbate the financial troubles of safety net hospitals when Medicare begins adjusting payments to hospitals in October based in large part on this rating system. Safety net hospitals have proven a vital health care resource for those who are struggling financially, as the poor make up the vast majority of their patient base.

Unfortunately, safety net hospitals have historically received lower marks from patients than standard hospitals are given, according to a study in the Archives of Internal Medicine. Furthermore, the gap between ratings for the two types of hospitals has widened over the course of the four years that hospitals have had to publicly report their survey results.

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