Healthcare Finance News May 27, 2022
Leapfrog said the information CMS is seeking to curtail is critical for patients seeking the best performing hospitals.
In a statement this week directed at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the Leapfrog Group urged the federal agency to nix a proposal that would put an end to the public reporting of data on medical and surgical complications.
The group targeted the CMS Patient Safety and Adverse Events Composite, a measure included in the 2023 Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System proposed rule, which Leapfrog said would effectively suppress data reported by hospitals on 10 potentially fatal care complications, from lung collapses to blood clots and pressure ulcers.
“This would be a giant leap backward in patient safety and a...
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