Picking quality health care: New study shows a little context makes a big difference
Thursday, September 10, 2009 - 15:14
in Health & Medicine
A hospital pneumonia survival rate of 93 percent may sound good, but knowing that it's actually merely "fair" can help people pick a better hospital, according to new research. A "good" survival rate would be from 95 percent to 98 percent, medical experts say.