Hospital chain, already under scrutiny, reports high malnutrition rates BY LANCE WILLIAMS, CHRISTINA JEWETT AND STEPHEN K. DOIG | CALIFORNIA WATCH | FEBRUARY 21, 2011 Diagnosing patients with certain types of malnutrition and a rare form called kwashiorkor can help earn bonus payments for hospitals billing for Medicare. How the malnutrition story came together BY CHRISTINA JEWETT AND LANCE WILLIAMS | CALIFORNIA WATCH | FEBRUARY 21, 2011 California Watch used public records to compare how frequently California hospitals diagnose malnutrition among older patients when their care is paid for by the federal Medicare system. REACT AND ACT: How do hospitals bill Medicare? BY CHRISTINA JEWETT AND LANCE WILLIAMS | CALIFORNIA WATCH | FEBRUARY 21, 2011 Find out how the medical billing system works.   A project of the Center for Investigative Reporting, California Watch is generously supported by the  California Endowment, the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, the James Irvine Foundation, and the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation.   CENTER FOR INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING: • Support with an online donation • Subscribe to RSS feeds • Follow us on Twitter • View videos on Blip.tv • Be our friend on Facebook CALIFORNIA WATCH: • Support with an online donation • Subscribe to RSS feeds • Follow us on Twitter • View videos on Blip.tv • Be our friend on Facebook Center for Investigative Reporting 2130 Center St. Suite 103 · Berkeley, CA 94704 p: 510.809.3160 · f: 510.849.1813 · e: center@cironline.org w: www.centerforinvestigativereporting.org

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