Becker's Healthcare September 18, 2024
New Mexico has the highest rate of Clostridium difficile infections for the second year, while Nevada has the lowest, federal data shows.
The measures, developed by the CDC and collected through the National Healthcare Safety Network, show how often patients in a particular hospital contract certain infections during the course of medical treatment when compared to similar hospitals. Scores are collected and ordered by state from October 2022 to September 2023 and were last updated July 31.
The CDC calculates a standardized infection ratio, which may take into account care location, number of patients with an existing infection, lab methods, hospital affiliation with a medical school, hospital bed size, patient age and patient health. The measures apply to all patients...
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