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HLTH 4110 Week 2 Assignment Template

Instructions: Choose two healthcare institutions in your area to compare. Search for data that exists on the institutions’ websites. Respond to the following prompts for each institution.

Institution 1

Institution 2

Identify the institution (including the website).

Identify three measures of patient quality and safety.

Identify disparities or similarities in the results between these local institutions.

Identify some of the things that may explain the differences between the institutions (specialties, payors, age of patients, volumes, etc.).

Explain two of the most striking features of the statistics that you reviewed.

Explain how you would use this information to make decisions about your own healthcare.

Based on the results that you found, justify a selection of an institution for you or your family’s healthcare.

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