The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released a data brief on the national distribution of overall hospital quality star ratings and by hospital characteristics, including bed size, teaching status, safety-net status, eligibility for Disproportionate Share Hospital payments, and critical access hospital status. The agency intends to post the ratings for individual hospitals shortly.
The data brief can be accessed at https://www.cms.gov/Newsroom/MediaReleaseDatabase/Fact-sheets/2016-Fact-sheets-items/2016-07-21-2.html.