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Hospitals across the country are using near-total discretion in the way they disclose infections that occur as a result of surgeries, cause over 8,000 deaths annually in the US, and cost an additional $10 billion per year to the healthcare system, a new study underscoring the need for public reporting standards has found.
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This is encouraging news. American Medical News (4/25) reports that “more hospitals are exploring new technological alternatives to the…
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