HR 7518
Safer Compounding in Hospitals Act of 2020
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Bill overview
This bill aims to encourage hospitals to invest in automated technology for preparing sterile intravenous medications. It provides a temporary additional payment to Medicare-participating hospitals that use closed system automation devices to create these medications, starting October 1, 2020. The goal is to improve the safety and accuracy of these treatments for patients. The payment is capped at $40 million annually.
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Michael F. Doyle
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