Subscribe to this tag America's Best Health Insurance Plans: the Honor Roll
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Avery Comarow
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Health - November 11, 2009
These health plans are adept at satisfying members and preventing and treating illness.
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Uncooperative Health Insurance Plans
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Avery Comarow
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Health - November 11, 2009
Here is a list of the largest plans that kept performance data confidential.
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America's Best Health Insurance Plans: How They Were Ranked
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Avery Comarow
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Health - November 11, 2009
Data from 135 measures showed how well plans satisfy their members and prevent and treat illness.
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America's Best Health Plans Rankings: Definitions
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Avery Comarow
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Health - November 11, 2009
The glossary of terms for the Best Health Plan rankings.
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Hospital Patients Speak Their Mind in Satisfaction Surveys
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Avery Comarow
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Health - October 20, 2009
Nursing, pain relief, and whether they would recommend the hospital to others are among the questions.
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These Best Hospitals Are Best at Satisfying Patients
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Avery Comarow
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Megan Johnson
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Health - October 20, 2009
Of 154 centers that U.S. News ranked in America’s Best Hospitals, patients surveyed liked these most.
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Which Best Hospitals Are Best (and Worst) at Pain Management
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Avery Comarow
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Megan Johnson
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Health - October 20, 2009
It's no surprise that all facilities aren't equal at keeping pain under control.
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Which Best Hospitals Have Great (and Not So Great) Nurses
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Avery Comarow
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Megan Johnson
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Health - October 20, 2009
Patient satisfaction surveys weigh responses to requests, courtesy, and more.
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They May Excel, But They're the Worst Hospitals for Patient Satisfaction
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Avery Comarow
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Megan Johnson
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Health - October 20, 2009
Patients surveyed give these hospitals, some of America’s best, a poor score overall.
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America's Best Nursing Homes: How We Decide
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Avery Comarow
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Health - October 5, 2009
Finding a good, caring home is no trivial matter. We've taken government data and made it easier to use
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Best Nursing Homes: the U.S. News Honor Roll
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Avery Comarow
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Health - October 5, 2009
The nursing homes on this elite list rated a perfect five stars on all key government yardsticks.
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America's Best Hospitals Rankings: Definitions
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Avery Comarow
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Health - July 15, 2009
The meaning of reputation, patient safety index, and other factors that weighed into the rankings
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America's Best Hospitals: the 2009–10 Honor Roll
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Avery Comarow
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Health - July 15, 2009
They're the best of the best—the 0.4 percent of all hospitals with high scores in 6 or more specialties
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America's Best Hospitals: Here's How We Selected Them
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Avery Comarow
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Health - July 15, 2009
Deaths, reputation, and patient safety were among the factors the rankings took into account.
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How Some Bad Nursing Homes Get Special Treatment
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Avery Comarow
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Health - July 2, 2009
And why you'll probably want to steer clear of these 'Special Focus Facilities.'
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Behind the Best Children's Hospitals Rankings
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Avery Comarow
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Health - June 17, 2009
A 65-page hospital survey and the opinions of thousands of specialists went into the scoring.
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Best Children's Hospitals Honor Roll
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Avery Comarow
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Health - June 17, 2009
Of 160 hospitals surveyed, only 56 ranked in any specialty, and merely 10 of them ranked in every one.
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Do the Best Nursing Homes Have to Be Expensive?
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Avery Comarow
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Comarow On Quality - May 4, 2009
Surprise—rates of bedsores and other problems don't seem to have much to do with price.
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To Find a Good Hospital Near You, Look Online
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Sarah Baldauf
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Avery Comarow
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Health - April 6, 2009
If a community has a good hospital, websites that rate, rank, or report on hospitals can identify it.
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Electronic Medical Records: Hazardous to Your Health?
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Avery Comarow
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Comarow On Quality - March 26, 2009
Obama wants to spend billions on the adoption of health information technology. Let's think about that.
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Best Hospitals May Not Match Other Top Hospital Ratings
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Avery Comarow
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Comarow On Quality - January 28, 2009
Different perspectives produce different results. That's fine—there's room for more than 1 approach.
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Best Hospitals, Rating Docs, a 'Healthier Web'
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Avery Comarow
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Comarow On Quality - January 27, 2009
Health blogs and provider ratings—those who love and hate them got together last week.
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How Much Should Patients Pay for Medical Care?
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Avery Comarow
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Comarow On Quality - January 21, 2009
Healthcare Blue Book claims to list a "fair price" for operations. Hospitals will balk.
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Primary-Care Docs and Specialist Care
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Avery Comarow
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Comarow On Quality - January 7, 2009
Most doctors don't keep track of specialist visits as well as they should, say researchers. I disagree.
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How Hospitals Can Be Nice to Patients
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Avery Comarow
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Comarow On Quality - December 26, 2008
Get the small things right so that patients won't lose confidence in the big ones.
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