Redefining the standardized infection ratio to aid in consumer value purchasing

Journal of Patient Safety

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 55-58

  Saman, Daniel M ^a,b   Kavanagh, Kevin T ^a   Abusalem, Said K ^a,c  

^a Health Watch USA ^*  (United States)

^b ESSENTIA INSTITUTE OF RURAL HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

Central line associated blood stream infections; CLABSI; HAC; HAI; Healthcare associated infections; Hospital acquired infection; Medical school affiliation; SIR; SSI; Standardized infection ratio; Surgical site infections; Unit bed size

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CATHETER INFECTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSUMER; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CROSS INFECTION; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; PATIENT PREFERENCE; QUALITY CONTROL; STANDARD; SURGICAL INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BENCHMARKING; CATHETER-RELATED INFECTIONS; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CROSS INFECTION; DECISION MAKING; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT PREFERENCE; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84881549320     PISSN: 15498417     EISSN: 15498425     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PTS.0b013e3182809f31     Document Type: Article

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