HLT 308 Week 3 Discussion Question Two

HLT 308 Week 3 Discussion Question Two

In 2011, the Center for Medicine and Medicaid Services (CMS) published a list of health care-acquired conditions (HACs). What actions has your health care organization (or health care organizations in general) implemented to manage or prevent these “never events” from happening within their health care facilities? Support your response with two peer-reviewed articles.

On July 31, 2008, in the Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) Fiscal Year (FY) 2009 Final Rule, CMS included 10 categories of conditions that were selected for the HAC payment provision. Payment implications began October 1, 2008, for these Hospital

HLT 308 Week 3 Discussion Question Two
HLT 308 Week 3 Discussion Question Two

Acquired Conditions. The IPPS FY 2009 Final Rule is available in the Statute/Regulations/Program Instructions section, accessible through the navigation menu at left.

These 14 categories of HACs listed below include the HACs from the IPPS FY 2013 Final Rule which are Surgical Site Infection Following Cardiac Implantable Electronic Device (CIED) and Iatrogenic Pneumothorax with Venous Catheterization. For FY 2014 through FY 2020, there are no additional HAC categories added:

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Foreign Object Retained After Surgery
Air Embolism
Blood Incompatibility
Stage III and IV Pressure Ulcers
Falls and Trauma
Fractures
Dislocations

Intracranial Injuries
Crushing Injuries
Burn
Other Injuries
Manifestations of Poor Glycemic Control
Diabetic Ketoacidosis
Nonketotic Hyperosmolar Coma
Hypoglycemic Coma
Secondary Diabetes with Ketoacidosis
Secondary Diabetes with Hyperosmolarity
Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)
Vascular Catheter-Associated Infection
Surgical Site Infection, Mediastinitis, Following Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG):
Surgical Site Infection Following Bariatric Surgery for Obesity
Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass
Gastroenterostomy
Laparoscopic Gastric Restrictive Surgery
Surgical Site Infection Following Certain Orthopedic Procedures
Spine
Neck
Shoulder
Elbow
Surgical Site Infection Following Cardiac Implantable Electronic Device (CIED)
Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)/Pulmonary Embolism (PE) Following Certain Orthopedic Procedures:
Total Knee Replacement
Hip Replacement
Iatrogenic Pneumothorax with Venous Catheterization
The ICD-10 HAC Lists for FY 2016 through the current FY year are available in the ICD-10 HAC List section, accessible through the navigation menu at left.