Nosocomial infection, the Deficit Reduction Act, and incentives for hospitals.

Nicholas Graves; John E. McGowan

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Nosocomial infection, the Deficit Reduction Act, and incentives for hospitals.

October 8, 2008

Graves N, McGowan JE. JAMA. 2008;300(13):1577-9.

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This commentary describes how nosocomial infections affect health care costs and how Medicare's policy of not paying for certain hospital-acquired conditions may influence hospital practice.

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