Penalties For Hospital Acquired Conditions
Penalties For Hospital Acquired infections Kaiser Health News Penalties For Hospital Acquired Conditions Medicare is penalizing hospitals with high rates of potentially avoidable mistakes that can harm patients, known as " Hospital - Acquired Conditions ." Penalized hospitals will have their Medicare payments reduced by 1 percent over the fiscal year that runs from October 2014 through September 2015. To determine Penalties , Medicare ranked hospitals on a score of 1 to 10, with 10 being the worst, for three types of HACs. One is central-line associated bloodstream infections , or CLABSIs. The second is catheter- associated urinary tract infections , or CAUTIs. The final one, Serious Complications, is based on eight types of injuries, including blood clots, bed sores and falls.
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