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NewsPatient-safety incidents accounted for nearly 100,000 deaths, $9 billion
One out of every 10 Medicare patients who experienced a patient-safety incident between 2006 and 2008 died as a result, according to a new HealthGrades report. The errors cost taxpayers $8.9 billion, Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: July increase in hospital mistakes a myth, researchers say
In medical industry lore, there's a legend floating around insisting that rates of hospital mistakes jump in July, when medical school grads begin work. The truth is, though, that this "July Read more...
CMS expands list of no-pay conditions
CMS has added three more hospital-acquired conditions to its list of those for which it won't reimburse as of October 1st. Beginning October 1, Medicare will require hospitals to include a Read more...
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