Communication between hospitals,long-term acute-care facilities and nursing homes could reduce the number of hospital-acquired infections, according to an article on the Medical Express website.
A new Centers for Disease Control report projected the number of infections when hospital and skilled nursing facilities act independently to enhance infection controls and when they work together.
Compared with the independent approach, the coordinated 10-facility model showed infections could be reduced by 74 percent over five years.
The report recommended healthcare facilities work together and with public health authorities to implement shared infection control actions.
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