The survey, which reflects patients' opinions of the care they received, covered 3,500 Medicare-certified acute care hospitals. Of those, 7% received a five star rating and 34% received a four star rating. The hospitals with the highest ratings were physician owned, with 67% receiving top marks.
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Physician-Owned Hospitals Get Top Marks
The Centers for Medicaid and Medicare (CMS) Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Provider Systems (HCAHPS) shows that doctor-owned hospitals have the highest satisfaction rating. So reports DotMed.
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