<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" > <channel><title>Comments on: Does being on the America&#8217;s Best Hospitals list affect patient outcomes?</title> <atom:link href="http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2009/09/americas-hospitals-list-affect-patient-outcomes.html/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2009/09/americas-hospitals-list-affect-patient-outcomes.html</link> <description></description> <lastBuildDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:27:00 +0000</lastBuildDate> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <xhtml:meta xmlns:xhtml="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" name="robots" content="noindex" /> <item><title>By: just another patient</title><link>http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2009/09/americas-hospitals-list-affect-patient-outcomes.html#comment-111274</link> <dc:creator>just another patient</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2009 06:59:22 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/?p=40035#comment-111274</guid> <description>Could someone speculate why some hospitals choose not to participate when it comes to rankings.  A hospital in my area (St. John&#039;s Medical Center, Santa Monica, Ca) is never mentioned in any survey or has &quot;chose not to participate&quot; after it.  It&#039;s curious, because locally it has a great reputation.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Could someone speculate why some hospitals choose not to participate when it comes to rankings.  A hospital in my area (St. John&#8217;s Medical Center, Santa Monica, Ca) is never mentioned in any survey or has &#8220;chose not to participate&#8221; after it.  It&#8217;s curious, because locally it has a great reputation.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> </channel> </rss>
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