Public Healthcare Data Reporting Requires Input of Various Stakeholders

For public reporting of healthcare data about care processes and patient outcomes to be successful, the needs of the various stakeholders—patients, physicians, hospitals, employers, purchasers, insurers, and policymakers— must be considered, says an article in the June 2012 Bulletin of the American College of Surgeons. For example, physician participation is crucial to the success of public reporting initiatives, the authors write.