The details of this program are currently being developed by the Department of Health under the advisement of a legislated Steering Committee. Patient satisfaction with hospital care is the first subject to be addressed. A common vendor has been selected by the hospitals. The common survey is currently being tested. Public reporting will likely occur in 2001.
Clinical performance is the second subject to be addressed.
The first clinical performance measures will likely involve care in pneumonia, heart failure, and myocardial infarction. National performance on these measures will be published in a national journal this fall. Quality reporting on health plans is covered by another piece of state legislation, the Health Care Accessibility and Quality Assurance Act. There is no existing legislation to publicly report on the performance of private physician practices. 1- Academician Holds academic appointment as teacher, researcher, administrator, writes scientific papers, scholarly reviews, book chapters, etc.