Vigna Law Group: ‘Never Event’ Retained Sponge Case Filed in Las Vegas
“List of Serious Reportable Events (aka…” Never Events”)… 1D. Unintended retention of a foreign object in a patient after surgery or other invasive procedure (updated). Applicable in: hospitals, outpatient/office-based surgery centers, ambulatory practice settings/office-based practices, long-term care/skilled nursing facilities,” National Quality Forum, List of Serious Reportable Events. Read the National Quality Forum List of Serious [...]