Impact of Centralized Surveillance Within a Multi-Facility Health Care System

Impact of Centralized Surveillance Within a Multi-Facility Health Care System

Failure to accurately identify and report healthcare-associated infections (HAI) has vast consequences including loss of reimbursement and violation of public trust. Infection preventionists (IPs) encounter significant obstacles in fulfilling mandatory surveillance and reporting requirements such as...

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Veröffentlicht in:American journal of infection control 2016-06, Vol.44 (6), p.S52-S52
Hauptverfasser: Mauldin, Teri, MBA, BSN, RN, ACM,CIC, Kreiling, Stephanie, MPH, BSN, RN, CIC, Wilhite-Luterman, Libby, MSHCAD, RN, CRNI, NE-BC, Adams, Jennifer, MPH, MT, CIC
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Sprache:eng
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Centralization
Failure
Health care industry
Infection Control
Infectious Disease
Nosocomial infections
Reporting requirements
Surveillance
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Zusammenfassung:Failure to accurately identify and report healthcare-associated infections (HAI) has vast consequences including loss of reimbursement and violation of public trust. Infection preventionists (IPs) encounter significant obstacles in fulfilling mandatory surveillance and reporting requirements such as reduced time for other essential IP duties, misinterpretation and/or inconsistent application of surveillance definitions, and pressure to withhold reporting HAIs. Our objective is to determine the impact of a centralized surveillance team on IPs within a multi-facility healthcare system.
ISSN:0196-6553
1527-3296
DOI:10.1016/j.ajic.2016.04.048