AJIC: American Journal of Infection Control
Volume 37, Issue 3 , Pages 210-214, April 2009

Cost of hospital-associated infections in Massachusetts

  • Patricia W. Stone, PhD, MPH, RN

      Affiliations

    • Columbia University School of Nursing, New York, NY
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Patricia W. Stone, PhD, MPH, RN, Columbia University School of Nursing, 617 W 168th St, New York, NY 10032.
    • ,
  • Laureen Kunches, ANP, PhD

      Affiliations

    • JSI Research and Training Institute, Boston, MA
    • ,
  • Lisa Hirschhorn, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • JSI Research and Training Institute, Boston, MA

published online 29 December 2008.

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health appointed an Expert Panel to assess the problem of health care–associated infections (HAI) in the state and make recommendations regarding mandatory reporting. At the Expert Panel's request, a cost-of-illness study was conducted using available data sources. In Massachusetts, the excess hospital costs attributed to HAIs were estimated at approximately $233 to $275 million in 2006.

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 Conflicts of interest: The authors report no conflicts of interest.

PII: S0196-6553(08)00752-9

doi:10.1016/j.ajic.2008.07.011

AJIC: American Journal of Infection Control
Volume 37, Issue 3 , Pages 210-214, April 2009

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