Author Interviews, C. difficile, Health Care Systems, Hospital Acquired, JAMA / 06.02.2020
The VA Has Increased Infection Prevention Practices, But Still Room for Improvement
MedicalResearch.com Interview with:
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Dr. Vaughn[/caption]
Valerie Vaughn MD, MSc
Assistant Professor of Medicine; Hospital Medicine
VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System and
University of Michigan Medical School
@ValerieVaughnMD
MedicalResearch.com: What is the background for this study?
Response: Health care-associated infection are a major patient safety problem. Fortunately, they can often be prevented through key practices. The Department of Veterans Affairs has been an early adopters of these key strategies through a combination of policies, directives, and initiatives which have aimed to reduce health care-associated infection. No one had previously looked across infections to see whether key infection prevention practices are being used in the VA.
Dr. Vaughn[/caption]
Valerie Vaughn MD, MSc
Assistant Professor of Medicine; Hospital Medicine
VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System and
University of Michigan Medical School
@ValerieVaughnMD
MedicalResearch.com: What is the background for this study?
Response: Health care-associated infection are a major patient safety problem. Fortunately, they can often be prevented through key practices. The Department of Veterans Affairs has been an early adopters of these key strategies through a combination of policies, directives, and initiatives which have aimed to reduce health care-associated infection. No one had previously looked across infections to see whether key infection prevention practices are being used in the VA.