Infection trends in home health care, 2013-2018

• Published in: Infection control and hospital epidemiology Vol. 42; no. 11; pp. 1388 - 1390
• Main Authors: Harrison, Jordan M, Dick, Andrew W, Stone, Patricia W, Chastain, Ashley M, Sorbero, Mark, Furuya, E Yoko, Shang, Jingjing
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Cambridge University Press 01.11.2021
• Subjects: Bacterial infections; Beneficiaries; Catheters; Health care; Home Care Services; Home health care; Hospitals; Humans; Medical instruments; Medicare; Mortality; Older people; Patient safety; Risk factors; Sepsis; Trends; Urinary tract infections; New York; United States > US

Infections are a frequent cause of hospital (re)admissions for older adults receiving home health care (HHC), and the Joint Commission has identified infection prevention and control in HHC as a national patient safety goal.1 HHC patients who are immunocompromised or recovering from surgical procedu...