Impact of the 2012 Medicaid Health Care–Acquired Conditions Policy on Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection and Vascular Catheter–Associated Infection Billing Rates | Zendy

Chanu Rhee | Zendy; Rui Wang | Zendy; Maximilian S. Jentzsch | Zendy; Heather Hsu | Zendy; Alison Tse Kawai | Zendy; Robert Jin | Zendy; Kelly Horan | Zendy; Carly Broadwell | Zendy; Grace M. Lee | Zendy

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Impact of the 2012 Medicaid Health Care–Acquired Conditions Policy on Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection and Vascular Catheter–Associated Infection Billing Rates

Author(s) -

Chanu Rhee,

Rui Wang,

Maximilian S. Jentzsch,

Heather Hsu,

Alison Tse Kawai,

Robert Jin,

Kelly Horan,

Carly Broadwell,

Grace M. Lee

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

open forum infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.546

H-Index - 35

ISSN - 2328-8957

DOI - 10.1093/ofid/ofy204

Subject(s) - medicaid , medicine , urinary system , catheter , emergency medicine , intensive care medicine , health care , surgery , economics , economic growth

In July 2012, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ceased hospital Medicaid reimbursements for certain health care-acquired conditions. Using billing data from 2008-2014, we found no impact of this policy on rates of 2 targeted conditions, vascular catheter-associated infections and catheter-associated urinary tract infections, among Medicaid or non-Medicaid patients.

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