Monitoring health disparities in healthcare-associated infection surveillance: A Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) Research Network (SRN) Survey.

Caitlin L McGrathLatania K LoganValerie M DeloneyLorry G RubinKaren A RavinMartha MullerAllison H BartlettAnnabelle de St MauriceW Matthew LinamCarolyn CaughellLynn Ramirez-Avilanull null

Published in: Infection control and hospital epidemiology (2023)

We investigated whether and how infection prevention programs monitor for health disparities as part of healthcare-associated infection (HAI) surveillance through a survey of healthcare epidemiology leaders. Most facilities are not assessing for disparities in HAI rates. Professional society and national guidance should focus on addressing this gap.

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healthcare
public health
affordable care act
health information
risk factors
mental health
quality improvement
cross sectional
climate change
atomic force microscopy
human health