conclusions the frequency of nis in this hospital was lower in comparison with other worldwide studies. however, low incidence of health care-associated infections in our study may be due to under diagnosis and underreporting of such infections by health care staff. results the incidence of nis was low (i.e. < 2%). among 16936 admitted patients in this hospital, 174 patients (79 males and 95 fe...

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) required that all insurance plans covering dependents extend that coverage to children up to age 26 beginning on or after September 23, 2010. This brief presents new research findings on the impact of the ACA’s dependent coverage mandate on Virginia’s young adults and their use of inpatient hospital care for all non-birth related admissions as well as mental illnes...

BACKGROUND Prior to the implementation of the Hospital-Acquired Condition-Present on Admission (HAC-POA) payment policy, concerns regarding its potential impact were raised by a number of organizations and individuals. The purpose of this study was to explore direct and indirect effects of the HAC-POA payment policy on hospitals, patients, and other payers during the policy's first 3 years of i...