CMS turns focus to patient safety; details on incentives, penalties elusive
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is considering “re-engineering” patient safety systems, agency leaders said Thursday.
Source: mcknights.com
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Excess Death Estimates in Patients with End-Stage Renal Disease — United States, February–August 2020
Based on the national trend in ESRD deaths during the first 7 months of the U.S. COVID-19 pandemic (February–August 2020), an estimated 8.7–12.9 excess deaths per 1,000 patients or 6,953–10,316 excess deaths in a population of 798,611 U.S. ESRD patients occurred.
Source: cdc.gov