Never events after hepatopancreatobiliary operations

In 2008, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) terminated reimbursement for never events (NE). NE in hepatopancreatobiliary (HPB) patients are poorly understood. We investigated the incidence and effects of NE in this population.We queried the Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS) to identify all patients who underwent HPB operations, before (Cohort A: 2003-2007) and after (Cohort B: 2008-2011) the CMS mandate. We compared incidence,...