The infection connection. Only a few months remain until voluntary participation in CDC's reporting network begins, and Medicare dollars are on the line.
Participation in the CDC's National Healthcare Safety Network is voluntary, but hospitals must be onboard by January 2011 for central line-associated bloodstrea infections, or they risk Medicare payment penalties. A similar requirement is in place for surgical-site infections starting in 2012. "We're very pleased with the announcement", regarding the two measures, said Russell Olmsted, president-elect of APIC.
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