Methodist Hospital of Southern California in Arcadia earned five stars in the new CMS Overall Star Ratings, one of only 102 hospitals to earn such high marks, according to an article on the Healthcare Finance website.
It's also one of only 15 hospitals to get an F in the Leapfrog Group's April release of its Hospital Safety Score.
"It's the only one where there's this big of a difference," said Leapfrog President and CEO Leah Binder. "This is a clear outlier."
"The reason for it in this particular (Methodist Hospital) case is that CMS ratings look at quality and safety, and we look at 30 measures of safety only. We're only looking at the bad things you never want to have happen at a hospital. They are looking at those partly, but also readmission rates, etc."
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