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Hospital-acquired infections, hospital-acquired injuries, objects left in surgery and pressure ulcers account for one out of every six claims, according to the 2008 Hospital Professional Liability and Physician Liability Benchmark Analysis, released recently by Aon Corporation in conjunction with the American Society for Healthcare Risk Management.
As of October 1, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) ceased reimbursing for ten specific hospital-acquired conditions – often referred to as ‘never events,’ several of which are included in the four categories mentioned above.