Connecticut Hospice Penalized Over Infection Rate, Injuries

BRANFORD, CT — Connecticut Hospice Inc. is one of 15 Connecticut hospitals that will lose 1 percent of their Medicare payments in 2018 due to high infection rates and injuries, reports the Connecticut Health Investigative Team.

Hospital officials in Connecticut told C-HIT that they are working to improve patient care while the Connecticut Center for Patient Safety said not enough is being done to make all hospitals in the state safer.

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