Hospitals need to measure up to new quality standards, CMS says: CMS raises the bar for hospitals seeking incentive payments. (19-SEP-05) Medicine & Health

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Hospitals need to measure up to new quality standards, CMS says: CMS raises the bar for hospitals seeking incentive payments.(Hospitals)

Publication: Medicine & Health

Publication Date: 19-SEP-05

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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 & 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...

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