Florida Injury Lawyer Blog
The Fort Myers News-Press reports that Medicare is penalizing Lee Memorial Health System millions of dollars over the next 12 months because the hospital’s rate of avoidable patient infections and other preventable issues is too high. 
The hospital system will not receive $2.4 million in Medicare payments in 2016 as a result of hospital-acquired infections, which include bloodstream infections, and also for problems with bedsores and falls.
According to Kaiser Health News, hospitals in Lee Memorial were among 721 punished by the federal government for high rates of patient injuries and infections. Some cases involved the most renowned hospitals in the country, including the Cleveland Clinic, the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia and the Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. In fact, 1 in every 7 hospitals nationally will have their Medicare payments reduced by 1 percent over the course of the 2016 fiscal year, which began in October. In total, 31 hospitals in Florida faced similar penalties. Continue reading ›
