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Cancer patient deaths lower at higher CMS-rated hospitals, study finds

from Becker's Hospital Review

Cancer patient deaths lower at higher CMS-rated hospitals, study finds Becker's Hospital Review Death rates after complex cancer surgery were linked to a hospital's star rating designated by CMS, decreasing with an increase in the rating, a new study shows. Published in the journal JNCI: Cancer Spectrum, the study examined data of 105,823 patients, older than 65 years who had complex cancer surgery at 3,146 U.S. hospitals. READ MORE

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