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The role of the infection preventionist in a transformed healthcare system: Meeting healthcare needs in the 21st century
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Crist, Katrina S. Murphy, Denise Wright, Marc-Oliver Wallace, Elizabeth Manning, Mary Lou |
| Copyright Year | 2019 |
| Abstract | Infection preventionists (IPs) serve on the front lines of healthcare every day, working to eliminate healthcare−associated infections (HAIs) and improve patient safety and the quality of care. Over the last decade, they have helped to save tens of thousands of lives, reduce harm to millions of patients, and save billions in healthcare costs. Like other healthcare professionals in the United States today, IPs are being called on to further demonstrate their value to a healthcare system undergoing profound change. In recent years, the US healthcare system has been shifting its focus away from acute care delivered to sick patients in hospitals by autonomous practitioners toward population health management by accountable healthcare teams working in community-based settings. Myriad forces are driving this shift, including the well-known fact that, as the US continues to spend more on healthcare than any other country, Americans are growing sicker, frailer, and experiencing a heavier burden of chronic disease. Rapid technological advances, affecting how practitioners deliver care and patients access care, also are driving the shift toward value. The pressure to contribute value to the healthcare system is not new to the field of infection prevention and control (IPC), which has evolved to address system needs. Four decades ago, specially trained nurses served as hospital-based data trackers who monitored and reported on infection rates. Today, those same specialized nurses would be called IPs, and their role has expanded from surveillance to active prevention of HAIs. In addition, IPs now come from fields besides nursing, including laboratory sciences and public health, and they are beginning to work in many different settings that span the continuum of care. As they lead the fight against HAIs, IPs must also look toward a transformed future healthcare system and identify the role they will |
| Starting Page | 110 |
| Ending Page | 117 |
| Page Count | 8 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.ajic.2019.02.003 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://apic.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/APIC-Consensus-Conference-Paper-in-AJIC-2019-03-29.pdf |
| PubMed reference number | 30929676 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2019.02.003 |
| Journal | Medline |
| Volume Number | 47 |
| Journal | American journal of infection control |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Notice |
