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Title: Claims denied. Hospitals losing update money over confusion, glitches with filing quality data. Author: DerGurahian J. Journal: Mod Healthc; 2009 Jan 26; 39(4):6-7, 16, 1. PubMed ID: 19213124. Abstract: Dozens of hospitals find themselves a combined $5 million in the hole on payments because Medicare determined the healthcare facilities didn't properly submit quality data. But hospitals say the process is confusing and that Medicare is unhelpful. "The hospital may have made every effort to do everything correctly and still made a mistake," says Wanda Marvel, left, of the Missouri Hospital Association.[Abstract] [Full Text] [Related] [New Search]