Eighteen Connecticut hospitals will lose 1 percent of their Medicare payments in 2016 as a penalty for comparatively high rates of avoidable infections and other complications, such as pressure sores and post-operative blood clots, according to new federal data.
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Almost all CT Hospitals Face Readmissions Penalties
All but one of Connecticut’s acute-care hospitals will have their Medicare reimbursement reduced in 2015-16 as a penalty for high readmissions of discharged patients, new federal data show.
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Vets in recent wars have higher suicide risks, study shows
A new study suggests that the suicide risk for veterans who served in the recent wars in Iraq and Afghanistan is significantly higher – 41 to 61 percent higher — than for the general population.
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Hospital reports of surgical, medication errors climb
Connecticut hospitals reported record numbers of patients killed or seriously injured by hospital errors in 2013, with large increases in the numbers of falls, medication mistakes and perforations during surgical procedures, a new state report shows.