Document Type

Article

Publication Date

4-2024

Identifier

DOI: 10.1017/ice.2023.284; PMCID: PMC11007360

Abstract

Diagnostic stewardship seeks to improve ordering, collection, performance, and reporting of tests. Test results play an important role in reportable HAIs. The inclusion of HAIs in public reporting and pay for performance programs has highlighted the value of diagnostic stewardship as part of infection prevention initiatives. Inappropriate testing should be discouraged, and approaches that seek to alter testing solely to impact a reportable metric should be avoided. HAI definitions should be further adapted to new testing technologies, with focus on actionable and clinically relevant test results that will improve patient care.

Journal Title

Infection control and hospital epidemiology : the official journal of the Society of Hospital Epidemiologists of America

Volume

45

Issue

4

First Page

405

Last Page

411

MeSH Keywords

Humans; Reimbursement, Incentive; Cross Infection; Surveys and Questionnaires; Benchmarking; Delivery of Health Care

Keywords

Incentive Reimbursement; Cross Infection; Surveys and Questionnaires; Benchmarking; Delivery of Health Care

Comments

This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution licence (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted re-use, distribution and reproduction, provided the original article is properly cited.

Publisher's Link: https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2023.284

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