Latest Hospital Injury Penalties Include Crackdown On Antibiotic Resistant Germs

(By Jordan Rau for Kaiser Health News)

The federal government has cut payments to 769 hospitals with high rates of patient injuries, for the first time counting the spread of antibiotic-resistant germs in assessing penalties. Continue reading article here…

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