Is there a Government Agency that Annually Evaluates Doctors and Hospitals?

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And if so, is there a Website where I can see how they are Rated?

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JCAHO. They monitor hospitals. State Medical Boards monitor physicians. Most state medical boards have websites you can search.

Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
The predominant standards-setting and accrediting body in health care
Founded in 1951
Independent, not-for-profit organization
JCAHO evaluates and accredits more than 16,000 health care organizations and programs in the United States.
JCAHO develops professionally based standards and evaluates the compliance of health care organizations against these benchmarks.

JCAHO
JCAHO accreditation is recognized nationwide.
Accreditation is a symbol of quality that reflects an organization's commitment to meeting certain performance standards.
To earn and maintain accreditation, an organization must undergo an on-site survey by a JCAHO survey team at least every three years.
Laboratories must be surveyed every two years.

JCAHO
JCAHO is governed by a 29-member Board of Commissioners that includes nurses, physicians, consumers, medical directors, administrators, providers, employers, a labor representative, health plan leaders, quality experts, ethicists, a health insurance administrator and educators.

JCAHO
JCAHO employs more than 1,000 people in its surveyor force, at its central office in Oakbrook Terrace, IL, and at a satellite office in Washington, DC.

JCAHO
Mission: To continuously improve the safety and quality of care provided to the public through the provision of health care accreditation and related services that support performance improvement in health care organizations.

No such agency exists.

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