title: Including catheter-associated urinary tract infections in the 2008 CMS payment policy: a qualitative analysis.
abstract: The study presented in this article addresses the impact of the 2008 nonpayment policy of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) from the perspective of infection preventionists. With rich qualitative data, it sheds light on the day-to-day impact of this recent health policy on CAUTI prevention.
authors.affiliation: Center for Health Quality Outcomes, and Economic Research, Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital Bedford, MA, USA.
authors.forename: Jennifer A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Palmer
authors.forename: Grace M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: M Maya
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Dutta-Linn
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Wroe
authors.forename: Christine W
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Hartmann
mesh_terms: D003428:Cross Infection / Q000191:economics / Q000517:prevention & control; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016357:Infection Control Practitioners; D008297:Male; D008484:Medicaid / Q000191:economics*; D006278:Medicare / Q000191:economics*; D008875:Middle Aged; D036301:Qualitative Research; D012052:Reimbursement, Incentive; D014481:United States; D014546:Urinary Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000451:nursing*; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000191:economics / Q000451:nursing* / Q000517:prevention & control*
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