Navigating by Stars: Using CMS Star Ratings to Choose Hospitals for Complex Cancer Surgery
Papageorge MV, Resio BJ, Monsalve AF, Canavan M, Pathak R, Mase VJ, Dhanasopon AP, Hoag JR, Blasberg JD, Boffa DJ. Navigating by Stars: Using CMS Star Ratings to Choose Hospitals for Complex Cancer Surgery. JNCI Cancer Spectrum 2020, 4: pkaa059-. PMID: 33134834, PMCID: PMC7583163, DOI: 10.1093/jncics/pkaa059.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchComplex cancer surgeryCMS star ratingsCancer surgerySafe hospitalReassignment of patientsMedicare Provider AnalysisYears of ageHospital mortalitySurgical outcomesSurgical careMedicare beneficiariesMortality ratePatientsSurgeryHospitalHospital qualityReview filesMedicaid ServicesMortalityOnly modest impactOutcomesStar ratingsModest impactYears