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Wake Forest Baptist Still Working To Be In Compliance With Medicare Program

By Bethany Chafin

Published April 11, 2018 at 4:12 PM EDT

Photo courtesy Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center

Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center continues to work with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, or CMS, following a complaint survey done in February.

The hospital came under intense scrutiny earlier this year for erroneous pathology lab results affecting cancer patients. This put it in a state of what's called immediate jeopardy, threatening the hospital's funding.

Wake Forest Baptist issued a corrective plan and was recently reevaluated by the North Carolina State Survey Agency. A letter from CMS Monday said the immediate jeopardy situation had been lifted, but that the hospital was still in non-compliance.

CMS issued a new deadline of June 12th to fix the problems and says it will continue to monitor the situation.

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Bethany Chafin

Bethany joined the staff of WFDD in the fall of 2012. She received her B.A. and M.A. in English Literature from Wake Forest University and focused on Anglo-Irish writing. Between undergraduate studies and graduate school, Bethany served as the intern to Talk of the Nation at NPR in D.C., participating in live NPR Election Night Coverage, Presidential debate broadcasts, regular Talk of the Nation shows, and helping to plan the inaugural broadcast of ‘Talk of the World.' She enjoys engaging with her interests in books, politics, and art in the interdisciplinary world of public radio. Before becoming Assistant News Director, Bethany was a reporter and Associate Producer for WFDD's Triad Arts and Triad Arts Weekend. Originally from Jacksonville, Florida, Bethany enjoys calling the Piedmont home.

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Wake Forest Baptist Still Working To Be In Compliance With Medicare Program

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