Antibiotic-Resistant Infections Cost the U.S. Healthcare System in Excess of $20 Billio...(care resulting from ARIs is not the only...),Health

Date:10/19/2009

care resulting from ARIs is not the only aspect of this study that has relevance to the ongoing debate over healthcare reform. "One topic that all parties seem to find agreement on is the need to bring healthcare information technology into the 21st century," said Dr. Weinstein. "We at Cook County (Stroger) Hospital have adopted an electronic medical records system, which made the review of literally thousands of pages of patient records and lab results infinitely easier. However, most hospitals in the U.S. still do not have EMR systems so this kind of review would be nearly impossible."

"Thanks to the leadership of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN), hospitals like ours have the tools and protocol to track ARIs," Dr. Weinstein added. "However, this is a voluntary program. Several states mandate that their hospitals comply with NHSN protocols, but most do not. Until we have a uniform standard for reporting and disclosure, we may never know the true cost of these avoidable infections."

References:

1. Prevention effectiveness: A guide to decision analysis and economic evaluation. 2nd edition. Editors: Haddix AC, Teutsch SM, Corso PS., New York: Oxford University Press 2003:345-57.

About Cook County (Stroger) Hospital

Cook County (Stroger) Hospital is part of the Cook County Health and Hospital System, the largest component of the safety net for healthcare in Chicago and suburban Cook County. Cook County and Rush Medical College are academic partners in medical education and research.

Caring for patients in need, regardless of ability to pay, has been the tradition of Cook County (Stroger) Hospital, which has 464 inpatient beds and is part of a medical system with three hospitals, public health departme
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