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CAUTI Case Study
Decreasing Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections
Due to high Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections (CAUTIs) during hospitalization, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), along with recommendations from the Institute for Healthcare Improvements (IHI) implemented clear surveillance criteria for prevention of CAUTIs.
In October 2008, a catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) became classified as a “never event”-something that should never occur while a patient is hospitalized- by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), and therefore CAUTIs are no longer reimbursable. (Miller, A., 2009).
What causes a CAUTI? Bacteria may enter your urinary tract via the catheter. There, they can multiply,
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