I recently received an email from the National Decubitus Foundation mentioning how only a handful of states currently require hospitals to report the incidence of ‘never events’ to authorities that occur at their facilities. Consequently, the patient / consumer is left in the dark when it comes to ‘good’ vs. ‘bad’ hospitals. ‘Never events‘ are… Continue Reading
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Medicare No Longer To Pay For ‘Reasonably Prevenatable’ Medical Errors
Posted in Medical Malpractice, MedicareAs of October 1, 2008 Medicare is no longer reimbursing hospitals for reasonably preventable medical errors. The medical facilities will similarly no longer be able to charge patients directly for medical care resulting in errors. Called ‘never events’–because the medical errors were never intended to occur, the below is a list of the never events… Continue Reading