Inter-hospital transfer is an independent risk factor for hospital-associated infection.

Camden Gardner; Ilan S. Rubinfeld; Arielle Hodari Gupta; Jeffrey L Johnson

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Inter-hospital transfer is an independent risk factor for hospital-associated infection.

March 20, 2024

Gardner C, Rubinfeld IS, Gupta AH, et al. Surg Infect (Larchmt). 2024;25(2):125-132.

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CMS's Hospital-Acquired Condition Reduction Program (HACRP) reduces reimbursements to hospitals with high rates of hospital-associated infections (HAI). This study examines the role of inter-hospital transfer on HAI rates of surgical patients. Results show an increased risk-adjusted rate for HAI in transferred surgical patients compared with non-transferred patients, which in turn results in an increased financial burden on regional hospitals that accept these patients.

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