Comments on: Money-Driven Medicine, MRSA Edition http://www.concurringopinions.com/archives/2007/07/moneydriven_med.html The Law, the Universe, and Everything Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:10:41 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.3 hourly 1 By: Daniel Goldberg http://www.concurringopinions.com/archives/2007/07/moneydriven_med.html/comment-page-1#comment-53031 Daniel Goldberg Fri, 27 Jul 2007 17:31:42 +0000 http://www.solove.org/archives/2007/07/money-driven-medicine-mrsa-edition.html#comment-53031 I've actually looked into this in more detail, and the VA is a model for reducing MRSA. What's most upsetting about the rates of nosocomial infections is that the vast majority of them could be prevented if simple hygience procedures were actually followed. However, it should be noted that the rates of MRSA infections acquired outside the hospital and then brought in by patients is also increasing, which is itself a troubling sign. I’ve actually looked into this in more detail, and the VA is a model for reducing MRSA. What’s most upsetting about the rates of nosocomial infections is that the vast majority of them could be prevented if simple hygience procedures were actually followed.

However, it should be noted that the rates of MRSA infections acquired outside the hospital and then brought in by patients is also increasing, which is itself a troubling sign.

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