June 27th, 2008's news roundup features stories about RFID interference in hospitals, hospitalists effect on quality, online health care, and the new AMA president's views on Insurers' doctor ratings.

The Dartmouth Atlas of Health Care's 2008 study offers data for a discussion of how much care patients receive and if additional care means better care.

Consumers Union, the publisher of Consumer Reports has created a hospital ratings service.  The service rates about 3,000 facilities and aims to provide consumers with more data needed for choosing where to get their health care.

Health & Human Services is spending millions of dollars on an ad campaign to promote its HospitalCompare website.  The ads will feature survey results from selected organizations and various versions will run in markets throughout the country.

Health Care experts look at various conclusions available by examining the release of HCAHPS survey data.  While some are surprised by the survey data, others believe it accurately represents their culture of hospitality.

Hospital Compare website recently updated by federal health officials reveals that a significant amount of patients are not receiving proper care.