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Regulatory MonitoringJun
17
Never Events – CMS issues surgical error NCDs and related guidance
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By Judith Kares, JD, CPC, regulatory specialist for HCPro, Inc
In 2002, the National Quality Forum (NQF) published a list of 27 events identified as “serious, largely preventable and of concern to both the public and health care providers.” These events have become more popularly known as “never events”—events that should never occur in a well-run health care facility with appropriate quality controls.
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