Never Event definition

Never Event an event or occurrence in relation to a Service User as so defined in the Never Events Policy Framework from time to time;
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Never Event means errors in medical care that are clearly identifiable, preventable, and serious in their consequences for patients, as further defined by CMS or such other guidance issued by CMS. Notwithstanding any provision in this Agreement to the contrary, when any Never Event occurs with respect to a Covered Person, the Provider shall neither bill, nor seek to collect from, nor accept any payment from CareSource or Covered Person for such events. If Provider receives any payment from CareSource or Covered Person for a Never Event, it shall refund such payment to the person or entity making the payment within ten (10) business days of becoming aware of such receipt or CareSource may offset amounts owed from future payments in accordance with Law. Further, Provider shall cooperate with CareSource, to the extent reasonable, in any CareSource initiative designed to help analyze and/or reduce Never Events.
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Never Event. Means any of the adverse health care events identified under the Minnesota Adverse Health Care Reporting Act, Minnesota Statute §§ 144.706-144.7069 or Serious Reportable Events of the National Quality Forum, as amended from time to time.
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Examples of Never Event in a sentence

  • Each Never Event type has the potential to cause serious patient harm or death.

  • However, serious harm or death is not required to have happened as a result of a specific incident occurrence for that incident to be categorised as a Never Event.

  • PHP will determine whether a specific procedure, service or supply is Covered, including, but not limited to, whether charges are excluded because the cause is due to a Never Event.

  • Compliance with Serious Incident (SI) and Never Event (NE) reporting is a standard clause in all contracts and service level agreements as part of a quality schedule.

  • This policy stands alongside NHS England’s Serious Incident Framework 2015 and the Revised Never Event Framework 2015.

  • There are financial penalties through the NHS E standard contract, should a Never Event occur.

  • Never Events are particular types of SI that meet all of the following criteria;• They are wholly preventable, where guidance or safety recommendations that provide strong systemic protective barriers are available at a national level, and should have been implemented by all healthcare providers.• Each Never Event type has the potential to cause serious patient harm of death.

  • A Never Event - all Never Events are defined as serious incidents although not all Never Events necessarily result in serious harm or death.

  • Never Events and Health Care Acquired ConditionsA Never Event is an adverse event that is serious, largely preventable, and of concern to both the public and health care providers for the purpose of public accountability.

  • To the extent a Contracted Provider receives any payment in connection with a Never Event or Serious Adverse Event, the Contracted Provider shall promptly refund such amount.


More Definitions of Never Event

Never Event means events or occurrences which should never occur in delivering the Services as set out in Section 3 Part 3 of Module B as revised, re-issued or replaced by Guidance from time to time;
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Never Event means errors in medical care that are clearly identifiable, preventable, and serious in their consequences for patients, as further defined by CMS or such other guidance issued by CMS. Notwithstanding any provision in this Agreement to the contrary, when any Never Event occurs with respect to a Covered Person, the Provider shall neither bill, nor seek to collect from, nor accept any payment from TrueCare or Covered Person for such events. If Provider receives any payment from TrueCare or Covered Person for a Never Event, it shall refund such payment to the person or entity making the payment within ten (10) business days of becoming aware of such receipt or TrueCare may offset amounts owed from future payments in accordance with Law. Further, Provider shall cooperate with TrueCare, to the extent reasonable, in any TrueCare initiative designed to help analyze and/or reduce Never Events.
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Related to Never Event

  • Change of Control Triggering Event means the occurrence of both a Change of Control and a Rating Event.

  • Trigger Event shall have the meaning specified in Section 14.04(c).

  • Barrier Event means that R (final) is lower than the Barrier.

  • Merger Event means any (i) reclassification or change of the Shares that results in a transfer of or an irrevocable commitment to transfer all of such Shares outstanding to another entity or person, (ii) consolidation, amalgamation, merger or binding share exchange of the Share Company with or into another entity or person (other than a consolidation, amalgamation, merger or binding share exchange in which such Share Company is the continuing entity and which does not result in a reclassification or change of all of such Shares outstanding), (iii) takeover offer, tender offer, exchange offer, solicitation, proposal or other event by any entity or person to purchase or otherwise obtain 100 per cent. of the outstanding Shares of the Share Company that results in a transfer of or an irrevocable commitment to transfer all such Shares (other than such Shares owned or controlled by such other entity or person), or (iv) consolidation, amalgamation, merger or binding share exchange of the Share Company or its subsidiaries with or into another entity in which the Share Company is the continuing entity and which does not result in a reclassification or change of all such Shares outstanding but results in the outstanding Shares (other than Shares owned or controlled by such other entity) immediately prior to such event collectively representing less than 50 per cent. of the outstanding Shares immediately following such event, in each case if the Merger Date is on or before the Valuation Date.

  • Change of Control Transaction means the occurrence after the date hereof of any of (a) an acquisition after the date hereof by an individual or legal entity or “group” (as described in Rule 13d-5(b)(1) promulgated under the Exchange Act) of effective control (whether through legal or beneficial ownership of capital stock of the Company, by contract or otherwise) of in excess of 33% of the voting securities of the Company (other than by means of conversion or exercise of the Notes and the Securities issued together with the Notes), (b) the Company merges into or consolidates with any other Person, or any Person merges into or consolidates with the Company and, after giving effect to such transaction, the stockholders of the Company immediately prior to such transaction own less than 66% of the aggregate voting power of the Company or the successor entity of such transaction, (c) the Company sells or transfers all or substantially all of its assets to another Person and the stockholders of the Company immediately prior to such transaction own less than 66% of the aggregate voting power of the acquiring entity immediately after the transaction, (d) a replacement at one time or within a three year period of more than one-half of the members of the Board of Directors which is not approved by a majority of those individuals who are members of the Board of Directors on the Original Issue Date (or by those individuals who are serving as members of the Board of Directors on any date whose nomination to the Board of Directors was approved by a majority of the members of the Board of Directors who are members on the date hereof), or (e) the execution by the Company of an agreement to which the Company is a party or by which it is bound, providing for any of the events set forth in clauses (a) through (d) above.

  • Triggering Event means any Section 11(a)(ii) Event or any Section 13 Event.