HHS plans to use $50 million to prevent infections
Ambulatory Quality and Compliance Insider, August 1, 2009
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Although we’ve yet to see whether the $787 billion economic stimulus package passed by Congress in February will have a positive effect on banks or the housing market, it is likely $50 million of that package will directly affect infection preventionists (IP).
During his April 1 testimony before the U.S. House Appropriations Committee, Don Wright, MD, MPH, principal deputy assistant secretary for health at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), stated that HHS will receive $50 million through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to fund infection prevention efforts in hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers (ASC), and other healthcare facilities.
“Broad implementation of prevention guidelines can result in reductions in healthcare-associated infections [HAI], which will save lives and reduce suffering,” Wright said in his statement. “The growing demands on the healthcare system, coupled with concerns of antimicrobial-resistant pathogens and rising healthcare costs, reinforce the imperative to address this issue.”
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