Medicare non-payment of hospital-acquired infections: infection rates three years post implementatio...
Medicare non-payment of hospital-acquired infections: infection rates three years post implementation
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United States: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
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United States: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
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Medicare ceased payment for some hospital-acquired infections beginning October 1, 2008, following provisions in the Medicare Modernization Act of 2003 and the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005.
We examined the association of this policy with declines in rates of vascular catheter-associated infections (VCAI) and catheter-associated urinary tract in...
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Medicare non-payment of hospital-acquired infections: infection rates three years post implementation
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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_3983733
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_3983733
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2159-0354
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2159-0354
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10.5600/mmrr.003.03.a08
