About QualityCounts™

QualityCounts™ provides consumers with tools that can help them understand the cost and quality of health care.

QualityCounts™ is part of The Alliance’s mission to move health care forward by controlling costs, improving quality, and engaging individuals in their health. We believe:

• There are significant differences in the quality and safety of health care that matter to health outcomes.
• Quality can be measured using nationally recognized standards of performance.
• Consumers deserve information to make decisions.
• Public reporting drives improvement.

Current QualityCounts™ Reports:

QualityCounts™ Outpatient Procedures and Tests Report
This report provides cost information for a number of outpatient procedures and tests at facilities that belong to The Alliance network. Patients that receive outpatient care are sent home the same day as their procedure or test.

• Download a mock version (.pdf, 5.0MB) of the 2010 QualityCounts™ Outpatient Procedures and Tests Report

QualityCounts™ Inpatient Hospital Report
This report provides quality and cost information for a number of inpatient procedures at hospitals that belong to The Alliance network. “Inpatient” means that patients stay overnight at the facility after the procedure.

• Download a mock version (.pdf, 2.4MB)  of the QualityCounts™ Inpatient Hospital Report
• View the Technical Specifications Measures (.pdf, 19.4MB) for the 2009 QualityCounts™ Inpatient Hospital Report.

Read a study by Judith H. Hibbard, Jean Stockard and Martin Tusler, “Hospital Performance Reports: Impact On Quality, Market Share, And Reputation” based on QualityCounts™.

View provider comments on QualityCounts™ Inpatient Hospital Report.