On July 1, Maryland's hospitals will receive financial incentives based on the steps taken to prevent complications, writes The Capital. The system will be based on a list of 64 preventable complications including collapsed lungs and infections of the urinary tract and in the blood, .

Hospitals will be measured on how they address these complications, which patients develop during hospitalization. After a year, state regulators will give hospitals feedback on their performance, and that outcome will impact how much each hospital can charge patients.