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Federal officials said they are penalizing 2,273 hospitals, the fewest since September 2014 to compensate for the chaos caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Federal officials said they are penalizing 2273 hospitals, the fewest since 2014. Driving the decline was a change in the formula to compensate for the chaos caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Rates of some hospital-acquired infections are up since the pandemic, but in other cases, hospitals have reported improvements in quality scores. How can this experience be harnessed in improving the quality and safety of hospital care?

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The final rule for Medicare hospital inpatient reimbursement includes a larger raise than proposed earlier this year.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is responding to the chaos of the covid-19 pandemic by proposing to hide from the public a rating that lets consumers compare hospitals’ safety records and to waive approximately $350 million in financial penalties for roughly 750 hospitals with the worst patient-safety track records. CMS’ chief medical officer,

Patient safety advocates argue CMS is letting hospitals off the hook for their COVID pandemic performances.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is responding to the chaos of the covid-19 pandemic by proposing to hide from the public a rating that lets consumers compare hospitals' safety records and to waive approximately $350 million in financial penalties for roughly 750 hospitals with the worst patient-safety track records.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' proposed rule would hide data on hospitals' safety records and waive fines for safety lapses.

Regulators eased quality programs to help hospitals slammed by the pandemic. Some think it's time to resume them.