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Medicare cuts payment to 774 hospitals over patient complications.

March 3, 2021

Rau J. Kaiser Health News. February 19, 2021.

Financial incentives have shown both benefits and limitations in addressing hospital-acquired harm. This news article summarizes an annual tally of hospitals facing Medicare payment reductions for high rates of infections and other preventable hospital-acquired conditions.

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