Becker’s Hospital Review writes: CMS will publicly disclose hospital errors, injuries and infections it proposed removing from one of its public reporting programs, the agency said in a new rule published August 2. Under the rule, CMS will collect safety data from hospitals through two Obamacare payment programs, even though it does not have a way to collect and publicly report data through the programs.
- Becker’s Hospital Review: https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/quality/cms-drops-proposal-to-reduce-public-reporting-of-hospital-infections-safety-issues.html
- CMS – Details for title: CMS-1677-F, CMS-1677-CN, and CMS-1677-N: https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Medicare-Fee-for-Service-Payment/AcuteInpatientPPS/FY2018-IPPS-Final-Rule-Home-Page-Items/FY2018-IPPS-Final-Rule-Regulations.html