Medicare hospital-acquired conditions reduction program

Hundreds of Hospitals Penalized for Medical Mistakes

786 hospitals will see their Medicare payments slashed one percent for a year because of their performance under Medicare’s hospital-acquired conditions reduction program. That program penalizes the 25 percent of hospitals with the highest rate of patient safety problems, such as infections and injuries. Among the more interesting aspects of this year’s program results: Among those being penalized are seven of the 21 hospitals on the S. News “best hospitals” list. Three hospitals also on that list have never been penalized. 145 hospitals will be penalized for the first time. 16 hospitals that have been penalized every year since the [...]

800 Hospitals Face Medicare Penalties

800 hospitals will see their Medicare payments reduced one percent this year because they are among the 25 percent of hospitals in the U.S. with the highest rate of hospital-acquired conditions. Among the 800 hospitals are 110 that are being penalized for the fifth year in a row. Medicare’s hospital-acquired condition reduction program tracks a variety of medical problems, including infections, blood clots, sepsis, hip fractures, bedsores, and others.  Every year, the 25 percent of eligible providers – the program excludes significant numbers of hospitals – are penalized even if their performance for hospital-acquired conditions is superior to the previous [...]

2019-03-05T06:00:59-05:00March 5, 2019|hospitals, Medicare, Medicare regulations|
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