[Public access to information about the services and quality of care in public hospitals: the need for methodologic clarity. A survey of 44 university hospital directors and administrators].

Introduction: For the past eight years, the Ministry of Health has released information about the services and quality of care in public hospitals, in response to the increasing concern about hospital performance expressed by patient associations. The press publishes hospital ratings based on this information. This survey asked hospital administrators about their views of communication on this topic.