Including catheter-associated urinary tract infections in the 2008 CMS payment policy: a qualitative analysis

Urol Nurs. 2013 Jan-Feb;33(1):15-23.

Abstract

The study presented in this article addresses the impact of the 2008 nonpayment policy of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) from the perspective of infection preventionists. With rich qualitative data, it sheds light on the day-to-day impact of this recent health policy on CAUTI prevention.

MeSH terms

  • Cross Infection / economics
  • Cross Infection / prevention & control
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infection Control Practitioners
  • Male
  • Medicaid / economics*
  • Medicare / economics*
  • Middle Aged
  • Qualitative Research
  • Reimbursement, Incentive
  • United States
  • Urinary Catheterization / adverse effects*
  • Urinary Catheterization / nursing*
  • Urinary Tract Infections / economics
  • Urinary Tract Infections / nursing*
  • Urinary Tract Infections / prevention & control*