State report on HAIs yields sobering results.

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State report on HAIs yields sobering results.

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 28 Oct 2005 English Journal:Healthcare benchmarks and quality improvement, volume 12 (issn: 1541-1052,

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State report on HAIs yields sobering results.

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Abstract

HAIs cause 205,000 extra hospital days and dollar 2 billion in additional hospital charges. Hospitals that fail to comply with data requests will be singled out. Some very simple process improvement steps can increase patient safety.

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Cross Infection, Safety Management, Medical Errors, Humans, Guideline Adherence, United States

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