In the fall of 2007, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid came out with a major change stating that it would not pay for preventable complications that occur in the hospital. Which of the following would be considered one of these complications?

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Hospital-acquired decubiti, also known as pressure ulcers or bedsores, are considered preventable complications. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) decided not to cover the additional costs of treating certain conditions that were not present upon admission and could reasonably have been prevented through the application of evidence-based guidelines.

In the Fall of 2007, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid