Rising Health Care Costs? In California, Sponges Can Cost $50,000 Guide Wires $100,000
The California Department of Public Health recently announced the latest in the series of hospital administrative penalties issued under Senate Bill SB1301. Among the latest were hospitals that were fined for a variety of patient care related issues including failure to complete appropriate sponge and instrument counts and gaps in assessment and actions to rescue patients following medication and other errors.
In 2009, the amount of the fines rose from $25,000 per incident to $50,000 for the first violation, $75,000 for the second, and $100,000 for the third or subsequent violation.
Read the complete story, “Rising Health Care Costs?’ via the Hospital Accreditation blog.
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