All Entries Tagged With: "healthcare costs"
Rising Health Care Costs? In California, Sponges Can Cost $50,000 Guide Wires $100,000
There has long been talk of the link between quality of care and health care costs. While quantifying the benefit of improvements in quality and efficiency will continue to be difficult, hospitals in California are living the consequences of not addressing the most basic elements of safety.
January 29, 2010 | Ruth Elzer | Comments 1
The Rising Costs of Poor Quality
The fines being levied in California and other states represent only one of the potential costs of poor survey results.
September 14, 2009 | Ruth Elzer | Comments 0