Using tongs, Jim Moran sticks a long, thin piece of wire into the small but very hot fire of the blacksmith’s forge.
When he removes the metal, the tip is white hot.
Starting this Wednesday, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will cease paying hospitals for the extra care they have to provide to treat hospital-acquired conditions, such as falls, pressure ulcers and catheter-associated infections. Medical professionals in the region are already taking measures to reduce the number of HACs....
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