How citations and sources are displayed

How citations and sources are displayed

Every claim, statistic, and recommendation on Phoenix Health Compass is traceable to its source. Here is how citations work across the site.

In provider and hospital profiles

Each data field carries a small source badge. Hover or tap it to see:

If a value is missing, we say so plainly rather than filling it in with a guess.

• The authoritative publisher (e.g. CMS, NPPES, OIG).
• The exact dataset or file the value came from.
• The date the record was last refreshed.
• A direct link to the source, when one is publicly available.

In Recovery Hub and Learn Center articles

Every article ends with a Source line naming the publisher (e.g. Medicare.gov, MedlinePlus, AHRQ) and links directly to the source page. Articles are drafted by our editorial team and reviewed by a licensed clinician before publication. Anything not yet clinician-reviewed is either kept off the public site or clearly labeled as a working draft.

In Ask Phoenix answers

Every AI answer includes inline citations that link to the underlying source — usually an article on this site, a peer-reviewed paper via PubMed, or a federal guideline. If Phoenix cannot cite a claim from a trusted source, it declines to answer rather than making one up.

Verifying anything yourself

Never take our word for it. Every citation is clickable. If you find an error, use the feedback button on the page — every report is reviewed by a human editor.