Adverse Events In Skilled Nursing Facilities: National Incidence Among Medicare Beneficiaries

On February 26, 2014, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) from the federal Department of Health and Human Services released a report on a study including information on adverse events in skilled nursing facilities and national incidence among Medicare beneficiaries. The objectives of the study were to estimate the national incidence of adverse and temporary harm events for Medicare beneficiaries admitted to skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) for post-acute care; to assess the extent to which adverse and temporary harm events were preventable and identify contributing factors; and to estimate the costs associated with adverse and temporary harm events to . . .