Public Reporting of Health Care Quality Information
Does public release of information about quality of care make any difference? Does it help consumers make better choices, or guide purchasers to contract with better providers? Even in the United States, there have been few studies that address such questions.
The report "Dying to Know: Public Release of Information About Quality of Health Care" (available below), summarizes what is known about public reporting based on published and unpublished studies and the opinion of experts.
Available documents:
Dying to Know: Public Release of Information About Quality of Health Care — 2000
Martin Marshall, Paul G. Shekelle, Sheila T. Leatherman, Robert H. Brook, John Wyn Owen
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