The Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council released a new report which examines the impact of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) on patient outcomes and health care resources. The report (The Impact of Healthcare-associated Infections in Pennsylvania, 2009) includes statewide data from 2009 and looks at mortality, length of stay, hospital charges, Medicare payments and readmissions among patients with HAIs. The report is available at www.phc4.org.
PHC4 release report on impact of Healthcare-acquired Infections in Pennsylvania
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