Study: Administrative Data Does Not Identify All HAIs

Administrative data did not identify all healthcare-associated infections that were identified from infection surveillance, according to a study in the American Journal of Infection Control.

Researchers compared infections identified by hospital administrative data with infection surveillance results for catheter-associated urinary tract infections, central line-associated bloodstream infections and ventilator-associated pneumonia.

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