Becker's Healthcare May 3, 2023
Data released as part of The Leapfrog Group’s annual hospital rankings revealed a significant rise in healthcare-associated infections — a trend that was in decline prior to the pandemic.
HAIs with the largest increase were central line-associated bloodstream infections, catheter-associated urinary tract infections and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus — all of which showed rates that were the highest in five years, according to a press release shared with Becker’s.
The Leapfrog Group measured this using the standardized infection ratio, which compares the number of HAIs at each hospital to the predicted number of infections.
“The dramatic spike in HAIs reported in this Safety Grade cycle should stop hospitals in their tracks — infections like these can be life or death...
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