Hospital Finance News.
Hospital-acquired infections kill up to 99,000 people each year, plus cost an extra $33,000 to treat per person, reports the largest national study to date – 69 million discharge records from hospitals in 40 states. Fatal car accidents kill 39,000, much fewer than hospital acquired sepsis and pneumonia.
Public option? Free market?
Where’s our Ralph Nader of greed and sloppy?