Can Comments Improve Care? How Yelp Reviews Can Help Patients and Providers Understand Experiences of Hospital Care

May 20th, 2016 - Matthew Green

Recently, there has been an increased focus on improving patient satisfaction in health care. Patient experience is one of the three pillars of the Triple Aim framework, as numerous studies have found a positive link between patient experience and downstream h... More »

Can Financial Penalties Drive Hospitals to Improve Patient Care?

September 10th, 2015 - Matthew Green

A new study finds evidence that financial penalties through the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program reduced patient readmissions for targeted conditions. More »

Death by Insurance: Disparities in Healthcare Outcomes Based on Payment Methods

November 18th, 2013 - Brian O'Connor

Researchers find a link between health outcomes and the type of insurance used by patients being treated for similar medical conditions at the same hospitals. More »

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Can Comments Improve Care? How Yelp Reviews Can Help Patients and Providers Understand Experiences of Hospital Care

Can Financial Penalties Drive Hospitals to Improve Patient Care?

Death by Insurance: Disparities in Healthcare Outcomes Based on Payment Methods