Research: Including Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections in the 2008 CMS Payment Policy: A Qualitative Analysis

Research: Including Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections in the 2008 CMS Payment Policy: A Qualitative Analysis


Identification: unj_jf13_02
Volume: Volume 33 Number 1
Issue: January-February 2013


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Acknowledgements: We gratefully acknowledge the infection preventionists who participated in this study. We also wish to thank our Advisory Board members for their valuable input throughout this study, including Denise Graham, Ashish Jha, Donald Goldmann, Scott Fridkin, Teresa Horan, William Kassler, Neil Fishman, and John Jernigan.

Competing Interests: None of the authors have conflicts of interest related to this work. That includes the following individuals: Jennifer A. Palmer, MS; Grace M. Lee, MD, MPH; M. Maya Dutta-Linn, MPH; Peter Wroe, BA; Christine W. Hartmann, PhD.

Funding: This project was supported by a grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases R21 AI083888-01 (Lee). Dr. Hartmann was supported by a Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Health Services Research and Development Career Development Award (CDA 08-008-2).

VA Disclaimer: The views expressed in this article are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the position or policy of the Department of Veterans Affairs or the United States government.

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