Posted by Sten Westgard, MS
Laboratories in the US probably already know this: their healthcare institutions are getting hit with fines from CMS due to excessive 30-day readmission rates for three conditions:
(AMI) Acute myocardial infarction
(HF) Heart Failure
Pneumonia patients
CMS is imposing increasing fines for hospitals that have excessive readmissions. Guess how many hospitals have been fined - and how much money they've had to pay back...
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Posted by Sten Westgard, MS
Recall back in July we mentioned a raffle for a "Westgard Rules" Bobble-head?
Well, the Bobble-heads took a bit longer to arrive (that boat from China is slower than we thought), so we can now announce the winners...
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