Hospital safety and quality performance has been in the news a great deal recently. Regardless of anyone’s views on the various methodologies and measures, there’s one thing we can agree on – increasing transparency in healthcare can’t be ignored.

President Rita Numerof outlines steps that hospitals receiving unfavorable ratings need to take, and shares a view of where we’re going, from CMS star ratings to Consumer Reports and beyond, in her recently commentary for RealClearHealth, Star Ratings Delayed, But Need for Transparency Remains.