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Here is a novel approach to being proactive. [Norton to expand hospital grades]

With insurance companies and government regulators threatening to start posting statistics, it is nice to see a local hospital take the initiative and post their data.

It shows courage and commitment to better quality healthcare. It give people more information to make better informed decisions. This practice should be encouraged at more facilities.

But with any number, they can all be manipulated. Therefore, for each item, the definition should be clearly stated about what and how the numbers are calculated. We should agree on common calculations so that we truly compare apples to apples!