Jared Hossack, MD, MBA
Medicare will not pay for treatment of 8 preventable, hospital-acquired conditions (e.g., object left in place during surgery, catheter-associated urinary tract infection) that were not present when the patient was admitted.
Virtual Mentor. 2008; 10(5):312-316. doi:
10.1001/virtualmentor.2008.10.5.pfor1-0805.