Cover Image

At the vanguard: Leaders' perspectives on establishing healthcare system infection prevention programs

Hospitals are increasingly consolidating into health systems. Some systems have appointed healthcare epidemiologists to lead system-level infection prevention programs. Ideal program infrastructure and support resources have not been described. We informally surveyed 7 healthcare epidemiologists wit...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Michael P. Stevens (Author), Sharon B. Wright (Author), Keith S. Kaye (Author), Jerry M. Zuckerman (Author), Catherine L. Passaretti (Author), Richard A. Martinello (Author), Hilary M. Babcock (Author), Michael B. Edmond (Author), Graham M. Snyder (Author)
Format: Book
Published: Cambridge University Press, 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
Subjects:
article
Online Access:Connect to this object online.
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:Hospitals are increasingly consolidating into health systems. Some systems have appointed healthcare epidemiologists to lead system-level infection prevention programs. Ideal program infrastructure and support resources have not been described. We informally surveyed 7 healthcare epidemiologists with recent experience building and leading system-level infection prevention programs. Key facilitators and barriers for program structure and implementation are described.
Item Description:10.1017/ash.2022.334
2732-494X

Similar Items