Tenet Healthcare Corporation entered a multiyear agreement with HealthGrades, Inc., to offer detailed reports about physicians affiliated with Tenet hospitals on the HealthGrades web site at no cost to consumers, beginning June 1. Besides listing basic information about physicians’ board certification and any disciplinary actions, Tenet physicians will be able to add details to their profiles, such as education, office hours, areas of practice specialization, and insurance plans accepted. The HealthGrades web site will also include detailed profiles of Tenet hospitals with which the physicians are affiliated. The hospital profiles will include an overview of the hospital’s services, areas of expertise, and role in the community, as well as HealthGrades’ quality ratings and designations. HealthGrades, which normally charges consumers for its physician reports, says 2.9 million unique visitors use its web site each month to make healthcare decisions. HealthGrades provides ratings and profiles of hospitals, nursing homes, and physicians to consumers, corporations, health plans, and hospitals.
In other news, Tenet is focusing on developing a robust outpatient strategy to increase its outpatient services, which were responsible for 29% of its revenue in 2005, reports the Dallas Business Journal. Tenet currently operates 20 ambulatory surgery centers and more than 40 imaging and diagnostic centers.
