A study published in Health Affairs finds little effect from CMS’ program to reduce hospital-acquired infections.
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Medicare's policy of not paying for certain hospital-acquired conditions produces the greatest reductions in these events in hospitals that have the greatest proportion of Medicare revenue to total revenue, according to research in Medical Care.
http://journals.lww.com/lww-medicalcare/Abstract/2017/05000/Impact_of_Medicare_s_Nonpayment_Program_on.1.aspxAbout this Blog
The Healthy Skeptic is a website about the health care system, and is written by Kevin Roche, who has many years of experience working in the health industry. Mr. Roche is available to assist health care companies through consulting arrangements through Roche Consulting, LLC and may be reached at [email protected].
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