(the) Health Savings Accounts Blog

Oops.  Looks like we left a sponge in his abdomen.  Maybe that’s what is causing his post-surgical reaction.

You think? Maybe?

Under a new federal Medicare rule, hospitals will now have to pay to clean up their own mistakes. Although implemented on a baby-step basis, it’s a (baby) step in the right direction.

Here’s the link to the hospital-acquired conditions story

COMMENT:
One has to wonder how high the cost of health care would be today if hospitals (and by necessary implication, physicians and their assistants) did not (negligently) cause so many health related problems.

The fact of the matter is, hospitals are a good place to get sick — or even sicker.