A hospital within the Wake Forest Baptist Health system has been warned it may lose its Medicare and Medicaid reimbursements following an attack on one of the hospital’s pediatric patients, according to a Winston-Salem Journal report.
N.C. Baptist Hospital in Winston-Salem, N.C., could lose reimbursements after a man was charged with attacking his girlfriend’s toddler for four hours overnight in N.C. Baptist’s children’s hospital.
On March 27, Jacob Andrew Minton allegedly attacked a 2-year-old in her hospital room at Brenner Children’s Hospital in Winston-Salem. He has been charged with 11 counts of attempted first-degree murder. Reimbursements could end April 24 unless N.C. Baptist regains compliance in three categories: governing body, patients’ rights and nursing services. Medicare would not make payments for patients admitted after April 24.
Wake Forest Baptist said it has more than 20 internal reviews teams reviewing procedures. It expects to submit a written response to CMS on Friday to demonstrate it has taken necessary corrective actions.
Read the Winston Salem Journal report on N.C. Baptist Hospital.
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