The federal nonpayment policy for central line-associated bloodstream infections and other types of complications yielded some unexpected consequences, most notably more time and energy spent improving the accuracy of coding, medical records and documentation. Although increased use of time and resources went toward these unintended consequences, a majority of respondents also reported spending more time on education and supervision for infections.
Read the report about the unintended consequences of nonpayment of adverse outcomes.
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