Assignment 2: cms compare data
In addition to this structural and procedural information we also have data on outcomes such as patient satisfaction ratings; wait times; mortality rates; infection/complication rates; readmission ratios; etc., all of which provide an indication of how successful the hospital or nursing home is at delivering its services. From an input, conversion process and output perspective our sources contain information about resources used (inputs) to provide medical services (conversion process) that lead to positive health outcomes for patients (outputs). Therefore it is clear that both sets of terminology can be applied interchangeably when referring to the data available for these two healthcare organizations.