title: Cost of hospital-associated infections in Massachusetts.
abstract: The Massachusetts Department of Public Health appointed an Expert Panel to assess the problem of health care-associated infections (HAI) in the state and make recommendations regarding mandatory reporting. At the Expert Panel's request, a cost-of-illness study was conducted using available data sources. In Massachusetts, the excess hospital costs attributed to HAIs were estimated at approximately $233 to $275 million in 2006.
authors.affiliation: Columbia University School of Nursing, New York, NY 10032, USA. ps2024@columbia.edu
authors.forename: Patricia W
authors.initials: PW
authors.lastname: Stone
authors.forename: Laureen
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kunches
authors.forename: Lisa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hirschhorn
mesh_terms: D003428:Cross Infection / Q000191:economics*; D017048:Health Care Costs; D006801:Humans; D008404:Massachusetts; D053717:Pneumonia, Ventilator-Associated / Q000191:economics; D018805:Sepsis / Q000191:economics; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000191:economics; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000191:economics