Nursing home infection measurement to be examined

The challenges nursing homes face with measurement programs that track infections will be examined


The challenges nursing homes face with measurement programs that track infections will be examined by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Joint Commission, according to an article on the Infection Control Today website.

The Joint Commission’s Department of Health Services Research is conducting a 12-month study of nursing home infection measurement supported through a research contract from the CDC’s Antibiotic Resistance Solutions Initiative.

The study will use the CDC’s National Healthcare Safety Network, a measurement system for infection rates at U.S. healthcare facilities. 

The results of the study will inform policy makers on how prepared nursing homes are to implement standardized measurement of infections, the article said. 

Read the article.

 

 



December 15, 2016


Topic Area: Infection Control


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