Federal officials recently announced that Medicaid to stop paying for several "never events" that occur in hospitals. These events include forums such as operations on the wrong body part, falls and injuries that occur while the patient is in the hospital.
Already 21 states have a policy of non-payment, but all states have until July 2012 to implement the rules of reports Kaiser Health News .
under the new rule, Medicaid funds can not be used to pay doctors and hospitals for services that are the result of certain diseases or preventable nosocomial injuries.
Donald Berwick, administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services estimates that these measures will "encourage health professionals and hospitals to reduce preventable infections, and eliminate serious medical errors." He also sees this as a way to reduce the frequency of these type conditions and costs while improving patient care.
This policy should save Medicaid about $ 35 million over the next five years. A non-payment rule has been in place since 08 regarding Medicare payments, which helped to save about $ 20 million per year under its policy.
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