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Dentist Comparisons-find dentists in your area and review their ratings.

Hospital Comparisons- find hospitals in your area and compare their pricing.

Doctor Comparisons-find hospitals in your area and review their ratings.

US News and World Reports-Best Hospitals and Health Plans 2006

The Health Pages-Includes doctor and hospital ratings as well as feature articles.

Department of Health and Human Services-Hospital Comparisons 

Rate MDs-see how your doctor rates with other patients...rate him/her yourself.

Verify your Doctor's license-offered through the state of Michigan.

15 Steps you can take to reduce risks of an infection while in the hospital

The Leapfrog Group- Focusing on reducing preventable medical mistakes through monitoring quality control procedures at hospitals. Bases results on four factors:

1. Computer Physician Order Entry-a system allowing hospital staff to enter medication orders via computer, Leapfrog has found use of such a system reduces errors by more than 50%.

2. Evidence-Based Hospital Referral-Leapfrog has found that patients choosing hospitals with extensive experience and the best results with certain high risk surgeries and conditions, reducing the patient's risk of dying by 40%.

3. ICU Physician Staffing-According to Leapfrog studies, staffing ICUs with doctors who have special training in critical care medicine reduces patient's risks of dying by 40%.

4. Leapfrog Quality Index-Endorsed by the National Quality Forum, Leapfrog's 30 Safe Practices, include a list of practices that, if utilized, would reduce the risk of harm in certain processes.

JCAHO- where does your hospital rank in its accredidations? Check out this site!

Consumer's Checkbook-ratings of doctors, hospitals, and all major health insurance plans.