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Adverse Drug Reactions
Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield Announces Initiative to Protect Members' Health Aimed at Preventing Serious Medical Errors
April 18th, 2008
Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield (Empire) announced that collaborative efforts are currently underway with its hospital network that are aimed at helping to eliminate preventable adverse events as defined by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the National Quality Forum. In a letter released in March, as well as conversations that have occurred throughout this year, Empire has expressed its philosophy that while there are inherent risks in the delivery of health care, the occurrence of preventable adverse events should be tracked, reduced and ultimately eliminated, and that Empire customers and members should not be obligated to pay for services related to certain clearly...
Source: Health Business Week (2008-04-18)
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