Impact of HAI's
Revenue Impact of HAI's (Healthcare Associated Infections)
- The common perception of HAI's as cost neutral is false.
- HAI's reduce overall net margins by $5,018 per infected patient.
- Loss is primarily due to increased length of stay (LOS) reimbursement at a lower rate than it costs.
In 2005, average HAI added 18 days to LOS
Murphy, APIC Briefing, Feb 2007
Product Specification
Healthcare Associated Infections (HAIs)
This report uses results from the published medical and economic literature to provide a range of estimates for the annual direct hospital cost of treating healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) in the United States.
Studies
Hospital infections via hospital water systems
Legionella and methods of preventing it's exposure.
Impact on hospitals, use of filtration to control pseudomonas and identification of waterborne pathogens