Updates have been made to hospital star ratings along with updates to measurement data on these hospitals. Hospital compare is a web tool that the CMS provides for consumers to get all the details on the hospitals that they are interested in.

The CMS has made updates to the way they make their star ratings. They have held national quality conferences, listening sessions, and have seeked for advice from quality experts to revise the way they rate hospitals.

The CMS is hard at work to make healthcare more understandable by providing quality information and improving the way consumers understand health care.