Cost-effective application of the Centers for Disease Control Guideline for Isolation Precautions in Hospitals.
Isolation, as practiced in many hospitals today, is associated with ineffective, costly rituals. The isolation process can be monitored and critically examined to determine illogical practices. When these practices and their associated costs are known, specific strategies can be implemented to reduce the costs associated with isolation.
D002487:Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S.; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D006801:Humans; D010356:Patient Isolation / Q000191:economics / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D014481:United States