Henry Powderly
Hospitals in California and New York make up bulk of the list.
The rise of consumerism in healthcare has put fresh weight on public ratings programs from groups like Leapfrog, Healthgrades and U.S. News.
The HHS secretary said interoperability is needed, but pledged his office will take a "60,000-foot" view.
While attempts to reform or replace the Affordable Care Act have been hampered by ideological divides, the president was able to install new leadership at key agencies.
Leapfrog report says many systems are showing dedication to reducing deadly medical errors.
As 1,000 patients a day still die from preventable errors, Leapfrog report shows which facilities are failing to improve.
Hospitals are increasingly driven to improve in these areas to avoid reimbursement cuts.
Healthgrades said 134,568 patient safety events could have been avoided if all hospitals performed like the winners did.
Healthgrades says it has identified the top 15 percent of facilities when it comes to patients experience. Search the list.
The amendments also delay the repeal of Medicare tax cuts for the country's highest earners until 2023.