Hospital Website Rankings in the United States: Expanding Benchmarks and Standards for Effective Consumer Engagement

• Main Authors: Huerta, Timothy R (Author), Hefner, Jennifer L (Author), Ford, Eric W (Author), McAlearney, Ann Scheck (Author), Menachemi, Nir (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: JMIR Publications, 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BackgroundPassage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) increased the roles hospitals and health systems play in care delivery and led to a wave of consolidation of medical groups and hospitals. As such, the traditional patient interaction with an independent medical provider is be...