Understanding national coverage policies. Navigating the maze of HACs, serious reportable events, and wrong surgical sites.

Jane Cook; Cheryl D'Amato; Gail Garrett; Becky Ruhnau-Gee; Linda Hyde; Natalie Novak

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Understanding national coverage policies. Navigating the maze of HACs, serious reportable events, and wrong surgical sites.

August 19, 2009

Cook J, D'Amato C, Garrett G, et al. J AHIMA. 2009;80(6):62-4; quiz 67-8.

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The authors explain reporting and coding requirements for various types of sentinel event data and describe how these affect coverage.

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