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Thomas Dworetzky, Contributing Reporter | July 29, 2016
Dr. Clay Dunangan, chief clinical officer at BJC HealthCare, the parent of Barnes-Jewish, which U.S. News ranked 11th and the CMS gave just two stars, also took issue with the methodology, stating that "the star rating system is an oversimplification of performance data and isn't very helpful for consumers trying to identify the best provider for their specific health care needs."
The CMS ratings awarded 102 hospitals the coveted five stars, over 900 hospitals, or 20 percent, four stars, 723 hospitals, or nearly 16 percent, two stars, and 133 one star. In addition, 937 earned no rating because they did not report or lacked sufficient data.
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