A 75-year-old patient in an acute care hospital who underwent surgery for an abdominal aneurysm developed a urinary tract infection 3 days after placement of a Foley catheter.The nurse believes that this is a reportable incident,and which of the following will happen as a result?

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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)names select serious reportable events (SREs)as Never Events (adverse events that should never occur in a health care setting)(US Department of Health and Human Services,2008).The CMS now denies payment to hospitals for any hospital-acquired conditions resulting from or complicated by the occurrence of certain Never Events that were not present on admission.Many of the hospital-acquired conditions are nurse-sensitive indicators,meaning that nursing interventions directly affect their development.Medicare is not denied to the patient and this is a reportable incident.Medicare does not take hospitals to court; it just denies payment for the Never Event.

A 75-Year-Old Patient in an Acute Care Hospital Who Underwent