Patients contracting HAIs see significant increase in hospital bill
Accreditation Connection, January 23, 2009
Infections acquired during a hospital visit frequently result in a significant increase in the overall cost of care, reports the Philadelphia Inquirer.
A recent report by the Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council has found that the average bill for a patient who acquires an infection during their hospital visit was roughly five and a half times the amount billed to those who did not acquire an infection. The report also found that nearly 28,000 patients contracted a healthcare-associated infection (HAI) during a hospital visit in 2007.
While HAI numbers were down from 2006 by almost 8%, patients with HAIs were six times more likely to die, according to the report.
The full report is available online at here. To read more, click here.
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