PHYSICIAN NOTES: CMS Adds to List of 'Never Events'

Article Overview

This physician-facing news item covers CMS’s then-current work on hospital nonpayment policy for selected conditions and the broader policy discussion around whether additional hospital-acquired events should be added to the list. It also includes a separate federal enforcement story involving alleged Medicare billing and physician referral issues. The article is relevant to hospital coders, compliance staff, physician practices, revenue integrity teams, and healthcare administrators tracking CMS policy and enforcement developments.