Avoid reimbursement, accreditation concerns by preventing catheter-associated infections
Briefings on Infection Control, May 1, 2008
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Starting in October, under new Medicare regulations, hospitals will no longer receive higher payments for the additional costs associated with treating patients for preventable C-BSIs. Implementing best practices to prevent these infections is included among The Joint Commission’s (formerly JCAHO) list of potential 2009 National Patient Safety Goals, currently under review.
The good news? Healthcare organizations can take some simple steps to prevent such infections. Consider the results at Regions Hospital, a 427-bed, full-service private hospital in St. Paul, MN: Between 2005 and 2007, the hospital reduced its C-BSI infection rate from 3.3 infections per 1,000 line days to 1.7 per 1,000 line days— a 48.5% reduction.
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