In 2014, The Innovation in Data Dissemination Award was presented to Consumer Reports – www.consumerreports.org/cro/health a non profit organization that serves consumers through unbiased testing and ratings, research, journalism, public education, and advocacy. Consumer Reports was selected for the award due to their commitment in translation and dissemination of healthservicerelated quality data (hospitals, physicians, insurance plans) for consumer audiences. Consumer Reports has created, launched, and maintained consumer-friendly tools allowing comparisons of thousands of hospitals, more than a thousand health insurance plans, hundreds of physician groups, thousands of prescriptions drugs, and also many preventive services.
