Cancer patient deaths lower at higher CMS-rated hospitals, study finds

(By Anuja Vaidya for Becker’s Hospital Review)

Death rates after complex cancer surgery were linked to a hospital’s star rating designated by CMS, decreasing with an increase in the rating, a new study shows.  Continue reading article here…

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