Hospitals Won't be Repaid for Mistakes

By Cheryl Clark
UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER

August 26, 2007

San Diego-area hospital officials and consumer advocates say they are cautiously welcoming a new federal policy they hope will mean closer scrutiny of patient care - and far fewer mistakes.

Starting Oct. 1, 2008, hospitals will be denied payment for any portion of a Medicare patient's care required because of a hospital's mistake. That could include injuries from a patient's fall or infections from nonsterile procedures.

Read the full article on the Union-Tribune website at: http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/health/20070826-9999-1m26medicare.html

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