AzAHQ Presents HealthLocator: A Public, Digital Tool for Navigating Quality Care Choices

FREE for NEAHQ members, $35 for non-members

NEAHQ Members:  On the registration page, select "Register Now" and then select the "NEAHQ" ticket type. Active NEAHQ membership will be verified by the association.  

HealthLocator aims to become the definitive, patient-centered resource for hospital performance — advancing transparency, trust, and clinical quality across the U.S. health care system. In essence, HealthLocator is a public service initiative rooted in peer-reviewed methods and designed to help patients find high-quality care while promoting accountability and improvement in health care delivery. . 

Objectives:

1. Explain the need for HealthLocator
2. Summarize the institutional context and development of HealthLocator
3. Describe the core methodology behind HealthLocator scores
4. Interpret key methodological innovations
5. Discuss future directions and implications for stakeholders

Speaker:

Benjamin D. Pollock, PHD, MSPH | Robert D. and Patricia E. Kern Scientific Director for the Science of Quality Measurement  |  Mayo Clinic.

An Associate Professor of Health Services Research and the Robert D. and Patricia E. Kern Scientific Director of Mayo Clinic’s Science of Quality Measurement program, Dr Pollock has led the Science of Quality Measurement team in the development of the HealthLocator tool to help patients across the US find top-quality hospital care near them..

This program has been approved for 1.0 CE hours for CPHQ® recertification credit.