Monitoring health disparities in healthcare-associated infection surveillance: A Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) Research Network (SRN) Survey

Monitoring health disparities in healthcare-associated infection surveillance: A Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) Research Network (SRN) Survey

We investigated whether and how infection prevention programs monitor for health disparities as part of healthcare-associated infection (HAI) surveillance through a survey of healthcare epidemiology leaders. Most facilities are not assessing for disparities in HAI rates. Professional society and nat...

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Veröffentlicht in:Infection control and hospital epidemiology 2024-04, Vol.45 (4), p.526-529
Hauptverfasser: McGrath, Caitlin L., Logan, Latania K., Deloney, Valerie M., Rubin, Lorry G., Ravin, Karen A., Muller, Martha, Bartlett, Allison H., de St. Maurice, Annabelle, Linam, W. Matthew, Caughell, Carolyn, Ramirez-Avila, Lynn
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Sprache:eng
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Concise Communication
Cross Infection - epidemiology
Cross Infection - prevention & control
Data collection
Delivery of Health Care
Electronic health records
Epidemiology
Ethnicity
Health care
Health disparities
Health Facilities
Health Inequities
Hospitals
Humans
Infection Control
Infections
Medical records
Pediatrics
Prevention
Race
Racism
Society
Surveillance
Surveys and Questionnaires
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Zusammenfassung:We investigated whether and how infection prevention programs monitor for health disparities as part of healthcare-associated infection (HAI) surveillance through a survey of healthcare epidemiology leaders. Most facilities are not assessing for disparities in HAI rates. Professional society and national guidance should focus on addressing this gap.
ISSN:0899-823X
1559-6834
DOI:10.1017/ice.2023.181