CMS-Star-Rankings
Calculate CMS Hospital STAR Rankings
Overview
A web-based tool for calculating and exploring CMS Hospital Star Ratings, replicating the official SAS methodology (July 2025). Data here: https://qualitynet.cms.gov/inpatient/public-reporting/overall-ratings/sas
This project converts the official CMS SAS code for Hospital Star Ratings into a modern Python implementation wrapped in a Flask web application. It allows users to:
The calculation logic is a direct port of the Yale CORE SAS Package (July 2025), ensuring accuracy with official CMS methods.
The application implements the following steps from the CMS methodology:
See the LICENSE file for details.
From the project’s README on GitHub.
At a glance
| Repository | Kentucky-Open-Science/CMS-Star-Rankings |
|---|---|
| Research area | Other projects |
| Primary language | HTML |
| Languages | HTML 26.5%, JavaScript 24.1%, Python 22.4%, SAS 15.3%, CSS 11.7% |
| License | Apache-2.0 |
| Stars / forks | 0 / 0 |
| Open issues and pull requests | 0 |
| Created | 2026-01-07 |
| Last push | 2026-01-16 |
| Default branch | main |
What the README covers
Top contributors
- @armstrongsam25 (13 commits)
- @amullen34 (1 commit)
- @snyk-bot (1 commit)
Get the code
git clone https://github.com/Kentucky-Open-Science/CMS-Star-Rankings.git