Only certain types of hospitals serving a minimum number and type of patients are required to submit data to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for public reporting, leaving some facilities without a patient experience rating. In the upcoming years, CIVHC plans to work with imaging centers, ambulatory surgery centers, physician offices and other types of facilities to determine claims-based and/or self-reported quality and patient experience measures that can be provided publicly.

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