title: Impact of Hospital Operating Margin on Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections Following Medicare's Hospital-Acquired Conditions Payment Policy.
abstract: In October 2008, Medicare ceased additional payment for hospital-acquired conditions not present on admission. We evaluated the policy's differential impact in hospitals with high vs low operating margins. Medicare's payment policy may have had an impact on reducing central line-associated bloodstream infections in hospitals with low operating margins. Infect. Control Hosp. Epidemiol. 2015;37(1):100-103.
authors.affiliation: 1Division of Infectious Diseases,Brigham and Women's Hospital,Boston,Massachusetts.
authors.forename: Michael S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Calderwood
authors.affiliation: 3Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases,Doernbecher Children's Hospital,Oregon Health & Science University,Portland,Oregon.
authors.forename: Louise E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Vaz
authors.affiliation: 2Department of Population Medicine,Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute,Boston,Massachusetts.
authors.forename: Alison
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tse Kawai
authors.affiliation: 2Department of Population Medicine,Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute,Boston,Massachusetts.
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Jin
authors.affiliation: 2Department of Population Medicine,Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute,Boston,Massachusetts.
authors.forename: Melisa D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Rett
authors.affiliation: 4Methodist Hospital for Surgery,Addison,Texas.
authors.forename: Patricia S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Grant
authors.affiliation: 2Department of Population Medicine,Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute,Boston,Massachusetts.
authors.forename: Grace M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D055499:Catheter-Related Infections / Q000191:economics / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000191:economics / Q000453:epidemiology*; D004469:Economics, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006761:Hospitals / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D065186:Interrupted Time Series Analysis; D006278:Medicare; D016134:Organizational Policy; D011787:Quality of Health Care / Q000191:economics*; D012052:Reimbursement, Incentive; D064876:Safety-net Providers / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D018805:Sepsis / Q000191:economics / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology