For patients, families, and caregivers
Choosing Care: Quality and Safety Guides
Public data. Better questions. More informed healthcare choices.
What type of care are you comparing?
Choose the guide that matches your decision. Each pathway uses current public information, explains its limitations, and prepares questions to ask the organization providing care.
Choosing a Hospital
Compare hospital quality, patient safety, patient experience, and condition-relevant information.
- Use the step-by-step worksheet
- Create an automated CMS report
- Review 10 hospital safety signals
Choosing a Nursing Home
Compare nursing homes and rehabilitation facilities according to the care a resident needs.
- Create an automated CMS comparison
- Review staffing, inspections, outcomes, and alerts
- Check optional accreditation and safety signals
Choosing an Ambulatory Surgery Center
Compare Medicare-certified outpatient surgery centers for a planned procedure.
- Review CMS safety and procedure-related measures
- See OAS CAHPS patient-experience results
- Record Leapfrog findings and questions