Pressure to adopt the latest infection control solutions will continue to grow as payor reimbursement becomes more closely tied to how hospitals perform in the area of health care associated infections. Automated patient surveillance systems offer health care facilities the ability to identify pathogen patterns and identify when control limits have been reached. This may help health care professionals slow or even completely prevent outbreaks, representing a significant improvement over conventional methods of tracking infections.
by Robert Neil
The constant battle to prevent hospitalized patients from contracting expensive and at times life-threatening hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) has become a...
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