AJIC: American Journal of Infection Control
Volume 36, Issue 3 , Pages 155-164, April 2008

Administrative coding data, compared with CDC/NHSN criteria, are poor indicators of health care–associated infections

  • Kurt B. Stevenson, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, OH
    • Division of Infectious Diseases, College of Medicine, Columbus, OH
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Kurt B. Stevenson, MD, MPH, Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, N1147 Doan Hall, 410 West 10th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210.
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  • Yosef Khan, MBBS, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, OH
    • Division of Infectious Diseases, College of Medicine, Columbus, OH
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  • Jeanne Dickman, MT, CIC

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, OH
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  • Terri Gillenwater, RN, BSN

      Affiliations

    • Department of Quality and Operations, Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, OH
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  • Pat Kulich, RN, CIC

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, OH
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  • Carol Myers, RN, BSN, CIC

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, OH
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  • David Taylor, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, OH
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  • Jennifer Santangelo, BA

      Affiliations

    • OSUMC Information Warehouse, Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, OH
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  • Jennifer Lundy, BS, MHA

      Affiliations

    • OSUMC Information Warehouse, Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, OH
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  • David Jarjoura, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Center for Biostatistics, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
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  • Xiaobai Li, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Center for Biostatistics, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
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  • Janice Shook, BS

      Affiliations

    • Division of Infectious Diseases, College of Medicine, Columbus, OH
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  • Julie E. Mangino, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, OH
    • Division of Infectious Diseases, College of Medicine, Columbus, OH

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 Financial disclosures: None.

 Supported by the Research Foundation of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC Research Foundation).

PII: S0196-6553(08)00087-4

doi:10.1016/j.ajic.2008.01.004

AJIC: American Journal of Infection Control
Volume 36, Issue 3 , Pages 155-164, April 2008

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