Adverse Drug Reactions
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Wisconsin Announces Initiative Aimed at Preventing Serious Medical Errors; Company Committed to Protecting Members' Health and Finances by Not Reimbursing Major Preventable Adverse Events
Published in Elder Law Weekly, April 16th, 2008
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Wisconsin announced process changes for its hospital network to be implemented this year. The changes will include reimbursement modifications and are aimed at eliminating preventable adverse events as defined by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the National Quality Forum. These reimbursement modifications will help protect Anthem's nearly 1 million members from additional payments resulting from these "never events."
"Anthem's primary focus will be to ensure that physicians and hospitals are using appropriate processes, technologies and strategies to address 'never events' and, ultimately, to enhance the...
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Source: Elder Law Weekly (2008-04-16)
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