Infectious dilemma. As hospitals gird against healthcare-associated infections and face CMS' vow not to pay for them after October, they must make some expensive decisions

Mod Healthc. 2008 Jun 30;38(26):6-7, 16, 1.

Abstract

As the October onset of the CMS' decision not to pay for some "never events" approaches, hospitals are faced with a daunting array of products meant to combat healthcare-associated infections. One option is rapid testing for MRSA, which Keith Ramsey, left, says cost his hospital $950,000 in the first year, but it recouped $700,000 from payer reimbursement for testing. He says it was a smart investment.

MeSH terms

  • Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.*
  • Cross Infection / economics
  • Cross Infection / prevention & control*
  • Decision Making, Organizational
  • Economics, Hospital*
  • Reimbursement Mechanisms / organization & administration
  • United States