Banner Health’s Tuscon center penalized by CMS for patient injuries, infections
Banner-University Medical Center Tuscon in Arizona is being penalized by Medicare for the third year in a row for a high rate of patients with injuries and infections, according to a report from the Arizona Daily Star.
The hospital was among the worst performing 25 percent of hospitals around the nation, according to data from CMS.
The medical center was just one of 15 hospitals in Arizona that were penalized, which results in the state losing 1 percent in federal Medicare payments until Sept. 30. During the last fiscal federal year, 15 Arizona hospitals were fined.
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