Choosing a physician or a hospital is an important
decision. We understand the importance of this decision and are
providing links to government Web sites that can help you choose a
physician or hospital and make informed decisions about your health and
medical care.
The Web sites listed below have searchable databases
noting the following information about a physician:
Agency
for Healthcare Research and Quality (a division of the U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services)
Center
for Medicare and Medicaid Services (a division of the U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services)
Health
Care Choices (a New York based non-profit organization dedicated to
educating the public about the nation’s health care system)
Hospital Compare
(a Web site created by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
and the Hospital Quality Alliance, a national collaboration of
hospitals, government agencies, consumer groups and health care
organizations that encourage hospitals to voluntarily collect and report
hospital quality performance information)
Maryland
Health Care Commission (a division of Maryland’s Department of
Health and Mental Hygiene dedicated to providing a resource for
consumers when making important health care decisions about hospitals)
Pennsylvania
Health Care Cost Containment Council (an independent state agency
dedicated to improving the quality and restraining the cost of health
care)
Virginia
Health Information (a non-profit organization established by the
Virginia Legislature dedicated to improving the quality of health care
for every Virginian)
