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Comparative Study
. 2014 Oct;35(10):1294-7.
doi: 10.1086/678063. Epub 2014 Sep 3.

Valuation of hospital bed-days released by infection control programs: a comparison of methods

Andrew J Stewardson  1 , Stephan Harbarth, Nicholas Graves; TIMBER Study Group
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Comparative Study

Valuation of hospital bed-days released by infection control programs: a comparison of methods

Andrew J Stewardson et al. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2014 Oct.

Abstract

We performed a contingent valuation survey to elicit the opportunity cost of bed-days consumed by healthcare-associated infections in 11 European hospitals. The opportunity cost of a bed-day was significantly lower than the accounting cost; median values were €72 and €929, respectively (P < .001). Accounting methods overestimate the opportunity cost of bed-days.

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