Healthcare IT News May 3, 2023
Its new Hospital Safety Grade report shows rates of healthcare-associated infections CLABSI, MRSA and CAUTI with double-digit increases. Meanwhile, safety-related patient experience ratings have declined.
Three of the most stubborn and dangerous healthcare-associated infections are on the rise in acute care settings across the country, according to the Leapfrog Group, which published its spring 2023 Hospital Safety Grades on Wednesday.
WHY IT MATTERS
Data from the new Leapfrog report show double-digit increases in HAIs, including Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, central line-associated bloodstream infections and catheter-associated urinary tract infections.
Those rates were at a five-year high in the thick of the COVID-19 crisis – and remain elevated according to the report, which compared this infection data for this Safety Grades cycle (covering late...
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