Main PageYelp reviews prove a reliable tool for determining hospital quality, New York State Health Foundation study says
You cannot base the quality of health care based upon one measure.
Yelp does just that, and is highly misleading to the public.
More consumers use those platforms and comment on them, creating a real-time feedback loop, Foundation says.
Yelp reviews prove a reliable tool for determining hospital quality, New York State Health Foundation study says
Yelp does just that, and is highly misleading to the public.
More consumers use those platforms and comment on them, creating a real-time feedback loop, Foundation says.
According to the New York State Health Foundation,
"As online tools like Yelp become increasingly popular with consumers looking for information about doctors and hospitals, a study sponsored by the New York State Health Foundation showed yelp ratings were a clear and reliable tool for determining hospital quality as defined by potentially preventable readmissions rates."
"The news for hospitals is positive as well -- by pointing people to higher-quality doctors and hospitals, those institutions can attract market share, leading to more lives saved and more costs avoided for patients, taxpayers and employers."
The results are from crowd-sourced surveys conducted by Yelp.
These internet based rating services are highly inaccurate, misleading and contain faulty data.
Data Metrics
The authors stressed that while there's a strong correlation between Yelp reviews and 30-day readmission rates, there's a lesser correlation when it comes to other quality measures, such as mortality, morbidity and patient outcomes, infection rates, never happen episodes, none of which reflect or influence readmission rates.
The authors stressed that while there's a strong correlation between Yelp reviews and 30-day readmission rates, there's a lesser correlation when it comes to other quality measures, such as mortality, morbidity and patient outcomes, infection rates, never happen episodes, none of which reflect or influence readmission rates.
The news comes as high-deductible health plans are gaining steam, covering nearly one in three Americans in 2016. The spread of these plans means consumers are paying for more and more of their care out of pocket, giving them a reason to seek out high-quality care at the lowest possible cost.
One-on-one assessment.
I searched on Yelp for hospitals in my region of Southern California. This area includes a major University Medical Center, A UC Medical School, A regional county medical center which has merged with the new UC Riverside School of Medicine.
Here are the surprising results. There were many small entities rated side by side along with major secondary and tertiary centers.
Typical Scores
The ratings (according to the number of 'gold stars' reveal how incorrectly Yelp has rates the hospitals in my area. Perhaps things are different in New York State. In New York State the foundation has it's own self-interests and is biased in it's results to influence acceptance of many government programs for measuring quality and cost.
There may be some lag in the accuracy of the data, even measuring this one metric. And the outcome is highly inaccurate, just based upon one data set. Healthcare is complicated, and measuring it even more so.
The public must become more literate in understanding measures of health care, who is reporting it, and if the data is truly accurate or self serving to the reporting entity.
Much more accurate data can be found at the Medicare Web Site
There may be some lag in the accuracy of the data, even measuring this one metric. And the outcome is highly inaccurate, just based upon one data set. Healthcare is complicated, and measuring it even more so.
The public must become more literate in understanding measures of health care, who is reporting it, and if the data is truly accurate or self serving to the reporting entity.
Much more accurate data can be found at the Medicare Web Site
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