Literature and original analysis of healthcare costs have shown that a small proportion of patients consume the majority of healthcare resources. A proactive approach is to target interventions towards those patients who are at risk of becoming high-cost users (HCUs). This approach requires identifying high-risk patients accurately before substantial avoidable costs have been incurred and healt...

OBJECTIVE This survey set out to describe patient registries available in the country, to determine their security features, data confidentiality, extent of outputs produced and data quality of the registries. METHODS A cross sectional survey was carried out via a self administered questionnaire. RESULTS There were 21 patient registries which covered important chronic diseases in health. Th...

Introduction / objectives Whilst evidence based innovations exist for helping to address Health Care Associated Infections (HCAIs), the uptake and implementation of these is highly variable and in some cases very slow. We aimed to investigate organisational innovation adoption decisions and implementation processes in the context of Infection Prevention and Control (IPC). Here we focus on the i...

BACKGROUND Control of infection and prevention of healthcare associated infections is an ongoing issue worldwide. Yet despite initiatives and strategies to reduce the burden that these infections cause, healthcare workers' practice is still reported as suboptimal and these infections persist. Much of the research to date has primarily focused on predicting infection prevention behaviours and fa...

Annually, the United States is affected by 1.7 million Healthcare Associated Infections (HAIs). The CDC reports nearly 99,000 deaths per year resulting from HAIs. According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), it is estimated that of the more than 290,000 incidences of Surgical Site Infection (SSI) annually, more than 13,000 people die each year due to infections acquired ...

Annually, the United States is affected by 1.7 million Healthcare Associated Infections (HAIs). The CDC reports nearly 99,000 deaths per year resulting from HAIs. According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), it is estimated that of the more than 290,000 incidences of Surgical Site Infection (SSI) annually, more than 13,000 people die each year due to infections acquired ...

INTRODUCTION The Healthcare Reform Plan is counted as a plan for improving healthcare services in Iran. Undoubtedly pros and cons can be seen either in plan or implementation. This study was conducted to describe nurses' challenges in implementing healthcare reform in Iran. METHODS A qualitative method centered upon conventional content analysis was applied. We used purposive sampling and dat...

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The WHO assists Member States in reducing dissemination of health care associated infections. Photo credit: WHOHealth care-associated infections (HAIs) are considered the most frequent adverse events that threaten patient safety around the world. Around 5% to 15% of patients admitted to acute care hospitals in developed countries acquire HAIs at any given time. The risk of acquiring infection i...