Treating Health Care-Associated Infections Costs Over (Dollar) 9.8 Billion Annually

A new study published in JAMA Internal Medicine reveals that more than (Dollar) 9.8 billion was spent on treating five major health care-associated infections (HAIs), with surgical site infections accounting for the highest costs. HAIs are associated with high costs and better evaluation of the cost of these infections could help providers and payers justify investing in prevention, according to background information in the study by Eyal Zimlichman, M.D., M.Sc., of Brigham ...

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