[Cost analysis of sterilization facilities in the Rizzoli Hospital (Bologna, Italy): a study of different organizational models].
Preventing healthcare-associated infections requires a number of actions, including adequate disinfection and sterilization of medical devices. A cost analysis of hospital sterilization processes is fundamental to increase quality and safety, reduce costs and to make a decision about outsourcing. The aim of this analysis was to determine the cost of sterilization and the average cost of surgical procedures at the Rizzoli hospital in Bologna (Italy), a largesurgical hospital that performs more than 11,000 surgical procedures per year.
Direzione Sanitaria Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Bologna, Italy.
Maria Teresa
MT
Montella
Controllo di Gestione Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Bologna, Italy.
Claudio
C
Onofri
Direzione Sanitaria Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Bologna, Italy.
Daniela
D
Onofri
CPSE Centrale di Sterilizzazione Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Bologna, Italy.
Deborah
D
Bullini
CPSE Igiene Ospedaliera Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Bologna, Italy.
Cristina
C
Vandelli
Controllo di Gestione Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Bologna, Italy.
Sara
S
Effat
Dipartimento Scienze Biomediche, Istituto di Igiene Università di Parma, Italy.
Cesira
C
Pasquarella
D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D006761:Hospitals; D007558:Italy; D017146:Models, Organizational; D013242:Sterilization / Q000191:economics* / Q000458:organization & administration*