Hospital Safety Guides

A veteran public health researcher explains how CMS hospital safety scores actually work, what they measure, and how to use them when choosing a hospital.

Over 700,000 patients get hospital-acquired infections every year in U.S. hospitals. A public health expert explains the six tracked infections and how to protect yourself.

Step-by-step guide from a 14-year hospital quality researcher on how to systematically compare hospitals before a planned procedure, using federal CMS data.

A comprehensive guide to your federally protected rights as a hospital patient — from the right to refuse treatment to informed consent requirements and discharge planning.

Sepsis kills 270,000 Americans annually and is one of the most time-critical emergencies in medicine. A patient safety researcher explains the warning signs and what hospitals should be doing within the first hour.

A veteran patient safety researcher shares the pre-operative questions that reduce surgical complication risk — based on 14 years of reviewing CMS surgical outcome data.