title: The infection connection. Only a few months remain until voluntary participation in CDC's reporting network begins, and Medicare dollars are on the line.
abstract: 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.
authors: Maureen
authors: M
authors: McKinney
mesh_terms: D002487:Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S.; D006801:Humans; D019221:Mandatory Reporting; D006278:Medicare / Q000191:economics*; D012051:Reimbursement Mechanisms; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection; D014481:United States