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...
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| Series: | Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology |
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| author | Michael P. Stevens Sharon B. Wright Keith S. Kaye Jerry M. Zuckerman Catherine L. Passaretti Richard A. Martinello Hilary M. Babcock Michael B. Edmond Graham M. Snyder |
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| description | 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. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-805bc51a3fed4136b6485a2d6f3477372023-03-09T12:28:17ZengCambridge University PressAntimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology2732-494X2022-01-01210.1017/ash.2022.334At the vanguard: Leaders’ perspectives on establishing healthcare system infection prevention programsMichael P. Stevens0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5042-4088Sharon B. Wright1Keith S. Kaye2Jerry M. Zuckerman3Catherine L. Passaretti4https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6158-4001Richard A. Martinello5Hilary M. Babcock6Michael B. Edmond7Graham M. Snyder8https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5562-8880Division of Infectious Diseases, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, West VirginiaDivision of Infectious Diseases, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MassachusettsDivision of Infectious Diseases, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, New JerseyDepartment of Internal Medicine, Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine, Nutley, New JerseyAtrium Health, Charlotte, North CarolinaDepartments of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, Division of Infectious Diseases, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, ConnecticutDivision of Infectious Diseases, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MissouriDivision of Infectious Diseases, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, West VirginiaDivision of Infectious Diseases, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaHospitals 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.https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2732494X22003345/type/journal_article |
| spellingShingle | Michael P. Stevens Sharon B. Wright Keith S. Kaye Jerry M. Zuckerman Catherine L. Passaretti Richard A. Martinello Hilary M. Babcock Michael B. Edmond Graham M. Snyder At the vanguard: Leaders’ perspectives on establishing healthcare system infection prevention programs Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology |
| title | At the vanguard: Leaders’ perspectives on establishing healthcare system infection prevention programs |
| title_full | At the vanguard: Leaders’ perspectives on establishing healthcare system infection prevention programs |
| title_fullStr | At the vanguard: Leaders’ perspectives on establishing healthcare system infection prevention programs |
| title_full_unstemmed | At the vanguard: Leaders’ perspectives on establishing healthcare system infection prevention programs |
| title_short | At the vanguard: Leaders’ perspectives on establishing healthcare system infection prevention programs |
| title_sort | at the vanguard leaders perspectives on establishing healthcare system infection prevention programs |
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