Healthcare-associated infections are one of the top ten leading causes of death in the U.S. They also account for approximately $33 billion in excess health care costs each year. Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced an award of $34 million in funding for projects intended to increase quality of care and combat infections in health facilities.
HHS is making the funding available through grants and contracts. The projects will be directed at high risk facilities such as surgery centers and hospitals. In addition:
"AHRQ's new projects also focus on end-stage renal disease and long-term care facilities, because their more than 500,000 patients and more than 1.5 million residents, respectively, are particularly vulnerable to infections." - HHS.
Additional information is available at the HHS Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
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