Fierce Healthcare May 12, 2022
A quarter of Medicare patients treated in acute care hospitals prior to the pandemic experienced patient harm, 43% of which was likely preventable, according to a new study from a federal watchdog.
Alongside the worsened outcomes, almost a quarter of patients who experienced harm required additional treatments estimated to drive “hundreds of millions of dollars” in additional Medicare costs as well as potentially patient costs, the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS’) Office of Inspector General (OIG) wrote.
“Although HHS agencies have reported progress during the past decade toward improving patient safety, protecting the health and safety of beneficiaries remains one of HHS’ top management and performance challenges,” the inspector general wrote in the report....
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