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1 to 3 of 3 Research Studies DisplayedVsevolozhskaya OA, Manz KC, Zephyr PM
Measurement matters: changing penalty calculations under the Hospital Acquired Condition Reduction Program (HACRP) cost hospitals millions.
Since October 2014, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has penalized 25% of U.S. hospitals with the highest rates of hospital-acquired conditions under the Hospital Acquired Conditions Reduction Program (HACRP). While early evaluations of the HACRP program reported cumulative reductions in hospital-acquired conditions, more recent studies have not found a clear association between receipt of the HACRP penalty and hospital quality of care. In this article, the authors posit that some of this disconnect may be driven by frequent scoring updates.
AHRQ-funded; HS025148.
Citation: Vsevolozhskaya OA, Manz KC, Zephyr PM .
Measurement matters: changing penalty calculations under the Hospital Acquired Condition Reduction Program (HACRP) cost hospitals millions.
BMC Health Serv Res 2021 Feb 10;21(1):131. doi: 10.1186/s12913-021-06108-w..
Keywords: Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs), Infectious Diseases, Hospitals, Policy, Quality Improvement, Quality of Care, Patient Safety
Aasen DM, Bronsert Rozeboom, PD
Relationships between predischarge and postdischarge infectious complications, length of stay, and unplanned readmissions in the ACS NSQIP database.
This study looked at the relationships between predischarge and postdischarge infectious complications, length of stay, and unplanned hospital readmissions after surgery. Data from the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement database from 2012 to 2017 across nine surgical specialties was used to analyze 30-day postoperative infectious complications including sepsis, surgical site infections, pneumonia, and urinary tract infections. Postoperative infectious complications were identified in 5.2% of cases, of which 59.8% were postdischarge. The specific postdischarge complications identified were 73.4% of surgical site infections, 34.9% of sepsis cases, 26.5% of pneumonia cases, and 53.2% of urinary tract infections. These postoperative infections were associated with an increased risk of readmission. Most infections were diagnosed postdischarge. The trend towards shorter length of stays postoperation also contribute to the increase in infections detected after discharge and the rate of unplanned related postoperative readmissions.
AHRQ-funded; HS026019.
Citation: Aasen DM, Bronsert Rozeboom, PD .
Relationships between predischarge and postdischarge infectious complications, length of stay, and unplanned readmissions in the ACS NSQIP database.
Surgery 2021 Feb;169(2):325-32. doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2020.08.009..
Keywords: Hospital Readmissions, Adverse Events, Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs), Infectious Diseases, Quality Improvement, Quality of Care, Surgery
Gaughan AA, Walker DM, DePuccio MJ
Rewarding and recognizing frontline staff for success in infection prevention.
This article discusses how managers can use reward and recognition programs as motivational tools to sustain frontline healthcare-associated infection (HAI) prevention. Data from interviews with hospital managers and frontline staff at 18 US hospitals were used to identify these tools.
AHRQ-funded; HS024958.
Citation: Gaughan AA, Walker DM, DePuccio MJ .
Rewarding and recognizing frontline staff for success in infection prevention.
Am J Infect Control 2021 Jan;49(1):123-25. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2020.06.208..
Keywords: Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs), Infectious Diseases, Prevention, Quality Improvement, Quality of Care