{"id":1363,"date":"2017-03-08T06:47:41","date_gmt":"2017-03-08T12:47:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.illinoisinjurylawyerblog.net\/?p=1363"},"modified":"2018-10-23T21:39:02","modified_gmt":"2018-10-24T02:39:02","slug":"center-medicare-medicaid-services-consider-bed-sores-never-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.molllawgroup.com\/blog\/center-medicare-medicaid-services-consider-bed-sores-never-event\/","title":{"rendered":"Bed-Sores Considered a \u201cNever Event\u201d by Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Never Events in Nursing Homes<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Nursing home residents are at a particularly high risk of being victims of a never event, due to the lack of oversight present in most nursing homes. Unlike doctor\u2019s offices or hospitals, nursing homes are not frequented by guests, and the residents often have limited contact with the outside world. This creates a situation in which\u00a0there is little oversight, which allows for less-than-diligent staff members to cut corners when it comes to a resident\u2019s care.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps the most common never events that occur in nursing homes are bed sores. A bed sore, also known as a pressure ulcer, is a skin condition that can develop, usually over a bony area, when too much consistent pressure is applied to the skin. Bed sores are most common among nursing home residents who are immobile. Nursing home staff should take extra precautions to ensure that immobile residents do not lie in the same position for hours at a time, and they should move or roll residents to prevent bed sores. Stage III and IV bed sores have been considered a never event by the\u00a0Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for the past 11\u00a0years.<\/p>\n<p>CMS is part of the Department of Health and Human Services and oversees two of the largest medical programs in the country, covering millions of Americans. One of the many functions that CMS plays is to help develop medical standards across the industry in hopes of providing better care.In pursuit of providing better and more effective medical care, CMS routinely updates a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cms.gov\/Newsroom\/MediaReleaseDatabase\/Fact-sheets\/2006-Fact-sheets-items\/2006-05-18.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">list<\/a> of \u201cnever events.\u201d Never events are \u201cerrors in medical care that are clearly identifiable, preventable, and serious in their consequences for patients, and that indicate a real problem in the safety and credibility of a health care facility.\u201d These never events span the range of medical providers, including doctor\u2019s offices, surgeons, clinics, and nursing homes.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.molllawgroup.com\/blog\/center-medicare-medicaid-services-consider-bed-sores-never-event\/#more-1363\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Never Events in Nursing Homes Nursing home residents are at a particularly high risk of being victims of a never event, due to the lack of oversight present in most nursing homes. Unlike doctor\u2019s offices or hospitals, nursing homes are not frequented by guests, and the residents often have limited contact with the outside world. 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