Preventing Hospital-Acquired Infections: A National Survey of Practices Reported by U.S. Hospitals in 2005 and 2009

摘要

BACKGROUNDHospital-acquired infection (HAI) is common, costly, and potentially lethal. Whether initiatives to reduce HAI—such as the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) no payment rule—have increased the use of preventive practices is not known.