Effective Oct. 1, 2008, the CMS stopped reimbursing healthcare providers for 11 “never events” -- considered reasonably preventable errors in healthcare delivery. What are the "never event" policies for the various insurers and state associations? Modern Healthcare is tracking those decisions through its Never Events Tracking System.
By Shawn Rhea November 03, 2009 Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, has been fined $150,000, ordered to put video cameras in all its operating suites and must undergo surgery... ... FULL STORY
By Jean DerGurahian November 02, 2009 This is the second part of a two-part series on the effects of patient-safety advocates. Part one of the series, which ran Sept. 7 (p. ... FULL STORY
By Jean DerGurahian October 30, 2009 Antimicrobial resistance is on the rise and without new antibiotics, infections will continue to be prevalent, according to researchers presenting at... ... FULL STORY
By Jean DerGurahian September 14, 2009 A new center established by the Joint Commission could lead to bigger changes for the accreditation organization and standards requirements for... ... FULL STORY
By Jean DerGurahian September 09, 2009 The financial impact of CMS not paying for certain hospital-acquired conditions is likely to be much lower than the federal agency estimated,... ... FULL STORY
By Rebecca Vesely September 04, 2009 Twelve California hospitals have been fined $25,000 each for serious patient-care breaches, the latest in a series of fines issued by the state. ... FULL STORY
By Jean DerGurahian September 03, 2009 The National Quality Forum is preparing to review and possibly add to its list of adverse events while continuing to define which conditions acquired... ... FULL STORY
By Melanie Evans September 01, 2009 New Jersey will publicly report 14 hospital patient-safety measures, including botched surgeries and accidental punctures, under a bill signed by Gov. ... FULL STORY
By Jean DerGurahian August 25, 2009 Aetna has established new, tighter policies dictating when it will and will not reimburse for medical care related to errors made by providers. ... FULL STORY
By Shawn Rhea July 06, 2009 A voluntary initiative by Rhode Island’s hospitals to prevent wrong-site and wrong-patient surgeries is partly the result of a state health... ... FULL STORY
By Shawn Rhea June 30, 2009 Beginning July 1, all 14 of Rhode Island’s hospitals will voluntarily adopt a newly developed surgical-safety protocol aimed at preventing wrong-site... ... FULL STORY
By Jean DerGurahian June 29, 2009 Through a new initiative aimed at reducing rehospitalizations among patients, hospitals in three states are taking on an issue that regulators and... ... FULL STORY
By Jean DerGurahian June 22, 2009 Hospitals in Maryland are warily eyeing the July start date of a new reimbursement program by the state that takes the concept of not paying for... ... FULL STORY
By Jennifer Lubell May 25, 2009 Hospitals and other providers have made progress on an incremental scale to reduce patient errors since the release of a landmark report 10 years... ... FULL STORY
By Gregg Blesch May 20, 2009 Consumers Union says the country has made little if any progress reducing deaths caused by preventable medical harm in the decade since the Institute... ... FULL STORY
By Jean DerGurahian May 11, 2009 The draft of the fiscal 2010 inpatient prospective payment system does not include additions to the list of hospital-acquired conditions for which... ... FULL STORY
By Jean DerGurahian February 21, 2009 The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality selected 10 state hospital associations and three patient-safety organizations to participate in a... ... FULL STORY
