Surgical care improvement project in the value-based purchasing era: More harm than good?

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 424-427

  Perl, Trish M ^a   Weston, Adam ^a   Caldera, Kathleen ^a   Doron, Shira ^a  

^a TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

antibiotics; prophylaxis; SCIP; Surgical Care Improvement Project; surgical site infection

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CLINDAMYCIN; METRONIDAZOLE; QUINOLONE DERIVATIVE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; DRUG COST; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE BIOPSY; REIMBURSEMENT; SURGICAL INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

HUMANS; MEDICARE; PERIOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; REIMBURSEMENT MECHANISMS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; UNITED STATES; VALUE-BASED PURCHASING;

EID: 84872310790     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: 15376591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cid/cis940     Document Type: Article

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