The medical blogosphere is buzzing over the announcement that Medicare will stop paying the extra costs for treating preventable errors, infections and injuries occurring in hospitals – including bedsores. The new rules, scheduled to be published next week, outline the new policy. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services say this is part of a new initiative to improve the quality of care with the $400 billion it spends per year on healthcare. What does this mean for the average Physician? Potentially lower reimbursements, as hospitals are likely to absorb the costs. Among physician blogs that have covered this issue are Kidney Notes, KevinMD, and Clinical Cases.