Wand Waving Part 2: Common Sense is Uncommon

Let’s jump right  into the second part of PookieMD’s dissertation on the Medical Home.   As you recall, I was reviewing the 10 rules of the medical home, as set forth by the National Committee for Quality Assurance.  The next three concepts are NOT new, and are, you guessed it, common sense.  (Why is common sense so uncommon?)
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The Medicare No Pay, Never Ever List

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced 10 hospital acquired conditions for which it will not reimburse.  The no pay rule has been in effect since October 1.  So, with out further ado: (drum roll):
“Stage III, IV pressure ulcers
Fall or trauma resulting in serious injury
Vascular catheter-associated infection
Catheter-associated urinary tract infection
Foreign object retained after surgery
Certain surgical site [...]