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Health Care Paradox: Medicare Penalizes Dozens of Hospitals It Also Gives Five Stars

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“It’s very hard to capture patient safety with the surveillance methods we currently have,” he said. “CMS is committed to ensuring safety and quality of care for hospital patients through a variety of initiatives,” CMS said.

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Health Care Paradox: Medicare Penalizes Dozens of Hospitals It Also Gives Five Stars

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One problem, he added, is “you’re kind of asking hospitals to call out events that are going to have them lose money, so the incentives are really messed up for hospitals to fully disclose” patient injuries. ” In allotting the penalties, CMS evaluated 3,124 general acute hospitals.