Hospital Penalties Based on Total Number of Blood Clots May Be Unfairly Imposed, Study Shows - 7/29/15

Johns Hopkins researchers say their review of 128 medical case histories suggests that financial penalties imposed on Maryland hospitals based solely on the total number of patients who suffer blood clots in the lung or leg fail to account for clots that occur despite the consistent and proper use of the best preventive therapies.

Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News - July 29, 2015 Category: Research Source Type: news