§ 128747 Healthcare Quality Impact Review

• •The state checks every two years if hospitals are doing a good job keeping patients safe and healthy.
• •They look at things like how many people die in hospitals and other ways to measure if care is good.
• •The state works with other groups to teach people how to stay healthy and avoid problems.

If a hospital has too many patients getting sick after surgery, the state will notice.

The state checks reports from hospitals to see if they are doing a good job. If a hospital has a lot of problems, the state might help them fix it or teach people how to avoid those problems.