The patient safety penalties cost hospitals 1 percent of Medicare payments over the federal fiscal year, which runs from October through September. For the readmission penalties, Medicare cuts as much as 3 percent for each patient, although the average is generally much lower. Under programs set up by the Affordable Care Act, the federal government cuts payments to hospitals that have high rates of readmissions and those with the highest numbers of infections and patient injuries. Latest story: Health Care Paradox: Medicare Penalizes Dozens of Hospitals It Also Gives Five Stars (Rau, 2/8/22)ĭownload the data: 2022 Hospital-Acquired Conditions Data (.csv) Past Years’ Penalties Latest story: Medicare Fines for High Hospital Readmissions Drop, but Nearly 2,300 Facilities Are Still Penalized (Rau, 11/1/22)ĭownload the data: 2023 Readmission Data (.csv) Patient Safety Penalties
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