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  • Medicare fines over hospitals' readmitted patients

    09/30/2012 4:20:05 PM PDT · by Red Steel · 64 replies
    Google AP ^ | Sept 30, 2012 | RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR
    WASHINGTON (AP) — If you or an elderly relative have been hospitalized recently and noticed extra attention when the time came to be discharged, there's more to it than good customer service. As of Monday, Medicare will start fining hospitals that have too many patients readmitted within 30 days of discharge due to complications. The penalties are part of a broader push under President Barack Obama's health care law to improve quality while also trying to save taxpayers money. About two-thirds of the hospitals serving Medicare patients, or some 2,200 facilities, will be hit with penalties averaging around $125,000 per...