Eliminating Serious, Preventable, and Costly Medical Errors - Never Events.

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Eliminating Serious, Preventable, and Costly Medical Errors - Never Events.

June 7, 2006

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services; CMS

This fact sheet provides information regarding the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' initiative to better understand and minimize never events.

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