1. Jeff Porter Special Projects Director Association of Health Care Journalists jeff@healthjournalism.org www.healthjournalism.org (and more!)

2.  www.medicare.gov/NHCompare www.medicare.gov/NHCompare OR  www.healthjournalism.org/data www.healthjournalism.org/data

3. Counting “Quality Care Deficiencies: Low nursing staff ratings Comparing ownership types

4.  www.hospitalcompare.hhs.gov OR www.hospitalcompare.hhs.gov  www.healthjournalism.org/data www.healthjournalism.org/data

5. Worse at least two years in a row Looking at those with “Worse” rates in 2010

7.  Department of Health (hospital)  DHS Office of Long Term Care (nursing home) ◦ https://ardhs.sharepointsite.net/OLTC (follow the link titled “Public Downloads”) https://ardhs.sharepointsite.net/OLTC ◦ One caveat – they do not include Plan of Correction, which can be very important. Ask OLTC.  HHS Region 6 offices ◦ www.hhs.gov/about/regions/r6contacts.html www.hhs.gov/about/regions/r6contacts.html  The facility

8.  www.guidestar.org www.guidestar.org  The institution itself (perhaps a more recent version)  Attorney general’s office

9. Revenue/expenses Compensation Coming soon

10.  Medicaid spending information: Department of Human Services (www.medicaid.state.ar.us/InternetSolution /Research/newres.aspx; then click “Transforming Arkansas Medicaid”)www.medicaid.state.ar.us/InternetSolution /Research/newres.aspx  Cost report data: www.cms.gov/costreportswww.cms.gov/costreports  Bonds: www.munios.comwww.munios.com

11. Looking at Medicaid payments by provider Cost reports: Complex but full of info

12. Bond documents can include financial details often unreleased

13.  www.hospitalconsumerassist.com www.hospitalconsumerassist.com  www.countyhealthratings.org www.countyhealthratings.org  www.healthy.arkansas.gov/programsServices/healthStatistics/ www.healthy.arkansas.gov/programsServices/healthStatistics/ Hospital- specific pricing information

14. Ranking Arkansas counties by health factors From simple county profiles to hospital discharge data