Statistical Information in Hospitals

Paper Summary:

The paper relates that in the course of a hospital shift, healthcare personnel can track possible infection sources by compiling statistical data on occurrence rates for infectious cases. The paper explains that such data can reveal areas for improvement and possible sources of infection or sources of greater risk exposure. The paper concludes that by redesigning a hospital's strategic approach to its inventory of equipment, the hospital gains a more efficient utilization rate, a safer environment and an increase in its operating margins.

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Abstract
Overview
Types of Statistical Data
Recommendations for Statistical Data
Benefits for Expanding Data Collection
Conclusion

From the Paper:

"The healthcare system and hospitals in particular have experienced an increased rate of nosocomial infections that is simply not sustainable both from a quality perspective and from a liability perspective (Utrup, Werner, & Frey, 2003). The identified root cause of these increasing infection rates is often found to be inefficient equipment practices within the hospital. Because hospital equipment is exposed to an enormous amount and variety of diseases and environmental pollutants within the context of a medical facility, proper maintenance and procedural care for equipment is essential. Failure to adequately address these concerns not only exposes the hospital or healthcare facility to a greater degree of legal and regulatory consequences but, most importantly, exposes patients, staff, and visitors to unnecessary levels of contaminants."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Cone, J., Levinson, M., & Finlayson, S. (2003). Health Care Fraud. American Criminal Law Review, 40(2), 713+.
• Frazer, L. (2004). A Cleaner Doctor's Kit: Tiny Bubbles Mean Huge Improvements. Environmental Health Perspectives, 112(2), 108+.
• Utrup, L. J., Werner, K., & Frey, A. H. (2003). Minimizing Pathogenic Bacteria, Including Spores in Indoor Air. Journal of Environmental Health, 66(5), 19+.

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