tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2005 Issue 36

Hospitals: CMS Wants Hospitals Up To Snuff On Quality Standards

Agency says incentive payments will be harder to qualify for.How well a hospital provides prevention measures for surgical infections and pneumonia could determine whether they will receive incentive payments.On Sept. 2, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the Hospital Quality Alliance released new quality information on the Hospital Compare Web site about increases in hospital reporting and new quality measures."As we enhance the information on hospital quality, patients can get more help in making important decisions about their care, and health professionals can take further steps to improve care," CMS Administrator Mark McClellan...

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