Consumer Reports Teams with Wisconsin Collaborative for Healthcare Quality (Wchq) to Rate Medical Groups
Chris Queram, President and Chief Executive Officer, Wisconsin Collaborative for Healthcare Quality
In a special edition of its magazine, Consumer Reports is publishing Ratings of 19 Wisconsin medical groups which, combined, serve nearly half the state’s patients. The Ratings are the result of a unique collaboration with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) and the Wisconsin Collaborative for Healthcare Quality (WCHQ) with whom the medical groups have voluntarily shared their performance data.
The Ratings include one overall score and seven measures based on data that the groups themselves collect on how well they provide essential care, such as screening for certain cancers and vaccinating against pneumonia, as well as how well they treat people who have heart disease. Overall, Wisconsin groups stack up well.
Consumer Reports is producing a special version of its magazine for distribution to subscribers and newsstands in Wisconsin. It will have a different cover, highlighting the story “How Does Your Doctor Compare?” and feature a special, 20-page insert with the Ratings of medical groups. The Ratings of these groups (for the measures discussed below and several others) will also be available online at www.wchq.org.