Dr. Rich at the Covert Rationing Blog explains:
The “never events” initiative – just as the Feds insist to us – is aimed at changing physicians’ behavior. But quite predictably, that behavioral change will not be in the arena of quality improvement (since no amount of quality improvement can stop “never events” that are inevitable). Rather, the behavioral change will be in the arena of risk avoidance.
Read the whole thing. It explains a lot about the nature of the “Central Authority” which seeks to tell you how to practice.