Comments on: C Diff without antibiotic exposure http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/10/c-diff-without-antibiotic-exposure.html Tue, 14 Feb 2012 19:56:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: Anonymoushttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/10/c-diff-without-antibiotic-exposure.html#comment-87701 Anonymous Tue, 21 Oct 2008 03:02:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2008/10/c-diff-without-antibiotic-exposure.html#comment-87701 Yeah anon kind of like the whole DVT post hip/knee arthroplasty. The idiots at CMS haven't thought any of this through. What would have been reasonable is a required independent analysis with a decub/DVT/"hosptial infection" to:<br/>A: Determine if there is a problem with protocols, hospital, RN staff or MD's that needs to be addressed (and attempt to fix the problem).<br/>B: If not understand that "never" events such as decubs, DVT's, hospital infections are not really "never" events.<br/>C: At that time deny payment.<br/><br/>That would be a win-win result by saving the taxpayer money and fix any problems. wait until the lawyers start suing for these "never" events. then the pain will really begin Yeah anon kind of like the whole DVT post hip/knee arthroplasty. The idiots at CMS haven’t thought any of this through. What would have been reasonable is a required independent analysis with a decub/DVT/”hosptial infection” to:
A: Determine if there is a problem with protocols, hospital, RN staff or MD’s that needs to be addressed (and attempt to fix the problem).
B: If not understand that “never” events such as decubs, DVT’s, hospital infections are not really “never” events.
C: At that time deny payment.

That would be a win-win result by saving the taxpayer money and fix any problems. wait until the lawyers start suing for these “never” events. then the pain will really begin

]]> By: Anonymoushttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/10/c-diff-without-antibiotic-exposure.html#comment-87700 Anonymous Tue, 21 Oct 2008 02:01:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2008/10/c-diff-without-antibiotic-exposure.html#comment-87700 i thought c diff was about to be a never event hopefully this study disproves that. i thought c diff was about to be a never event hopefully this study disproves that.

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