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ClearCount Introduces Industry-First Never Event WarrantyTM ; Even one left-behind sponge incident can jeopardize hospital reputation and cause catastrophic patient events
Published in Managed Care Weekly Digest, April 13th, 2009
patient safety solutions for the operating room, announced that it has introduced its
industry-first Never Event WarrantyTM (N.E.W.) that will cover unreimbursed surgery costs
associated with a retained sponge.
Retained sponge incidents jeopardize hospital reputation and cause catastrophes for staff
and patients. Published studies indicate that today one in every 1,000 to 1,500 intraabdominal
surgeries results in a sponge left behind in the patient.
As of October 2008, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid...
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