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Healthcare News: One quarter of Medicare patients harmed in hospitals, OIG reports

Twenty-five percent of hospitalized Medicare patients experience patient harm, and 43% of those harm events could have been prevented, according to a recent Office of Inspector General (OIG) report.

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