Since the passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), hospitals have come under pressure to improve patient outcomes, reduce Hospital Acquired Conditions (HAC) and avoid preventable adverse events. The HAC Reduction Program of the ACA was established to encourage hospitals to reducreduce HACs, which most would argue is a laudable goal.1
However, hospitals are already experiencing financial penalization for falling short. Last year, more than 2,600 U.S. hospitals experienced a reduction in Medicare