How Hospital Quality Ratings Work Quick guides to understand rating metrics and methodologies Resource|March 7, 2019 Download our cheat sheets for summaries on the methodology and metric categories used in some of the biggest hospital quality rating programs. NEW: CMS Overall Star Ratings (Updated March 7, 2019) Healthgrades Top Hospitals (Updated February 12, 2019) Leapfrog Group Top Hospitals (Updated December 6, 2018) Leapfrog Group Hospital Safety Grade (Updated November 8, 2018) US News and World Report Best Hospital Rankings (Updated August 14, 2018) US News and World Report Best Children's Hospital Rankings (Updated June 26, 2018) Healthgrades Patient Safety Ratings and Excellence Awards (Updated May 16, 2018) Healthgrades Outstanding Patient Experience Awards (Updated May 16, 2018) CMS HCAHPS Patient Experience Star Rating (Updated May 8, 2018) Watson Health 100 Top Hospitals (Formerly Truven, Updated April 12, 2018) Download All of the Resources We also recommend you stay up-to-date on these programs with our Daily Briefing coverage: CMS just gave 293 hospitals 'five stars.' See how yours fared on our map. The 250 best hospitals, according to Healthgrades The 118 best hospitals, according to Leapfrog Leapfrog grades more than 2,600 hospitals from 'A' to 'F.' How did yours fare? The 158 best hospitals, according to US News The 'Best Children's Hospitals,' according to US News The Leapfrog Group names 115 'Top Hospitals' Topics Methodologies , Performance Improvement , Quality , Mortality , Outcomes Next, Check Out Seven Imperatives to Transform Your Quality Strategy Learn More