The Massachusetts Hospital Association recently posted data on the number of patient falls per 1,000 inpatient days and various other measures of clinical outcomes for heart attack, heart failure and pneumonia care. It's an admirable move and more evidence that full clinical transparency, if not here, is at least gathering steam.
The more transparency there is in hospital outcomes, the easier it will be for hospitals to identify negative and positive deviants. At the very least, such information will help hospital administrators identify areas for improvement. And, if you believe that the age of consumerism in healthcare is already here, perhaps such information will allow consumers to apply strong market pressure to under-performing institutions.
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