What Causes 99,000 Deaths and is Largely Preventable?
Written by Ann Pietrangelo on October 30th, 2009 in Caregiver's Corner, Doctors, Family, Health Care Policy, In The News, Linked Articles.
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It is one of the top ten leading causes of death in the United States, responsible for an estimated 99,000 deaths per year. It is largely preventable and hits you when you’re down.
It is health care-associated infection. You get it when you go to the hospital for treatment, but end up with the added problem of a life-threatening infection.
Mandatory public reporting of health care-acquired infections and preventable medical errors will spur quality improvement. You can help by asking your representatives to support legislation to improve the prevention, detection, and treatment of healthcare-acquired infections.
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