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A new frontier: central line-associated bloodstream infection surveillance in home infusion therapy.
As more home infusion agencies consider ways to perform surveillance for central line鈥揳ssociated bloodstream infection (CLABSI), an understanding of the assorted challenges is necessary. The authors discussed these challenges, which include a lack of a widely accepted standard definition of CLABSIs in home infusion therapy, the lack of a reporting platform, the absence of a reporting requirement, and barriers in obtaining the needed information to identify the presence of a potential CLABSI and adjudicate whether it meets a CLABSI definition. The 21st Century Cures Act will expand Medicare coverage for home infusion therapy services by 2021, likely leading to increased pressure for home infusion therapy CLABSI surveillance. Benchmarking of CLABSI data can usher in informed work to reduce CLABSIs and enhance patient safety in home infusion therapy.
AHRQ-funded; HS025782.
Citation: Keller SC, Williams D, Rock C .
A new frontier: central line-associated bloodstream infection surveillance in home infusion therapy.
Am J Infect Control 2018 Dec;46(12):1419-21. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2018.05.016..
Keywords: Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections (CLABSI), Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs), Home Healthcare, Patient Safety, Sepsis, Infectious Diseases, Prevention
