Comparison of hospital surgical site infection rates and rankings using claims versus National Healthcare Safety Network surveillance data

National policies target healthcare-associated infections using medical claims and National Healthcare Safety Network surveillance data. We found low concordance between the 2 data sources in rates and rankings for surgical site infection following colon surgery in 155 hospitals, underscoring the li...

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Published in:	Infection control and hospital epidemiology Vol. 40; no. 2; pp. 208 - 210
Main Authors:	Rhee, Chanu, Wang, Rui, Jentzsch, Maximilian S, Broadwell, Carly, Hsu, Heather, Jin, Robert, Horan, Kelly, Lee, Grace M
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Cambridge University Press 01-02-2019
Subjects:	Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S Colorectal surgery Cross Infection - epidemiology Data Collection Databases, Factual Digestive System Surgical Procedures Health care Hospitals Humans Logistic Models Low income groups Medicaid Medicare Multivariate Analysis Patient safety Quality Improvement - organization & administration Reimbursement Reimbursement, Incentive Retrospective Studies Software Surgical site infections Surgical Wound Infection - epidemiology Surveillance Teaching hospitals United States - epidemiology United States United States > US
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Summary:	National policies target healthcare-associated infections using medical claims and National Healthcare Safety Network surveillance data. We found low concordance between the 2 data sources in rates and rankings for surgical site infection following colon surgery in 155 hospitals, underscoring the limitations in evaluating hospital quality by claims data.
Bibliography:	ObjectType-Article-2 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-1 content type line 23
ISSN:	0899-823X 1559-6834
DOI:	10.1017/ice.2018.310