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October 13, 2005

The Forrester Wave™: Hospital Comparison Tools, Q4 2005

Evaluation Of Top Hospital Comparison Tool Vendors Across 29 Criteria

by Katy Henrickson

with Bradford J. Holmes, Will McEnroe

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Executive Summary

Hospital comparison tools that arm members with hospital quality information and support hospital selection are a "must-have" feature of consumer-directed health plans (CDHPs). To assess the state of the hospital comparison tools market and determine how the vendors stack up against each other, Forrester evaluated the strengths and weaknesses of top hospital comparison tool vendors across 29 criteria. The result: Subimo and WebMD Quality Services lead the pack in terms of both breadth and depth of quality data and usability of their tools. Included in this report is an interactive vendor comparison tool that provides detailed product evaluations and customizable rankings.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

  • Hospital Comparison Tools Support Healthcare Consumers
  • Hospital Comparison Tool Evaluation Overview
  • Third-Party Vendors Lead In Both Functionality And Usability
  • Vendor Profiles
  • Supplemental Material
  • Related Research Documents

Features

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Feature Forrester Wave™: Hospital Comparison Tools, Q4 '05

View vendor summaries for: CMS, HealthGrades, JCAHO, Subimo, The Leapfrog Group, WebMD Quality Services

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