Never events are serious, largely preventable patient safety incidents that should not occur if the available preventative measures have been implemented. These events are so serious that they are considered unacceptable and not reimbursable by many insurance providers, including Medicare and Medicaid, because they are typically associated with provider negligence.

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Never Events Are

Question 8

Multiple Choice

Never events are:

A) Adverse patient outcomes due to provider negligence that are not typically not reimbursed
B) Methods of rewarding quality of care
C) Quality populations based on payment
D) Payment strategies for reducing health care spending

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