title: Letter in Response to "Questionable validity of the catheter-associated urinary tract infection metric used for value-based purchasing".
authors.affiliation: Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA. Electronic address: ALaufer@cdc.gov.
authors.forename: Alison Laufer
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Halpin
authors.affiliation: Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA.
authors.forename: Ronda
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sinkowitz-Cochran
authors.affiliation: Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA.
authors.forename: Katherine
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Allen-Bridson
authors.affiliation: Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA.
authors.forename: Jonathan R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Edwards
authors.affiliation: Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA.
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Pollock
authors.affiliation: Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA.
authors.forename: L Clifford
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: McDonald
authors.affiliation: Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA.
authors.forename: Carolyn V
authors.initials: CV
authors.lastname: Gould
mesh_terms: D055499:Catheter-Related Infections / Q000191:economics* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006302:Health Services Research; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods*; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000191:economics* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D062505:Value-Based Purchasing