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

TY - JOUR

T1 - Valuation of hospital bed-days released by infection control programs

T2 - a comparison of methods

AU - Stewardson, Andrew J.

AU - Harbarth, Stephan

AU - Graves, Nicholas

AU - Allignol, A.

AU - Beyersmann, J.

AU - Tacconelli, E.

AU - De Angelis, G.

AU - Farina, C.

AU - Pezzoli, F.

AU - Bertrand, X.

AU - Gbaguidi-Haore, H.

AU - Edgeworth, J.

AU - Tosas, O.

AU - Martinez, J.A.

AU - Ayala-Blanco, M.P.

AU - Masuet-Aumatell, C.

AU - Navarro, M.B.

AU - Pan, A.

AU - Zoncada, A.

AU - Marwick, C.A.

AU - Nathwani, D.

AU - Seifert, H.

AU - Hos, N.

AU - Hagel, S.

AU - Heublein, S.

AU - Meyer, R.

AU - TIMBER Study Group

PY - 2014/10

Y1 - 2014/10

N2 - 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.

AB - 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.

UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/84907207305

U2 - 10.1086/678063

DO - 10.1086/678063

M3 - Article

C2 - 25203185

AN - SCOPUS:84907207305

SN - 0899-823X

VL - 35

SP - 1294

EP - 1297

JO - Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

JF - Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

IS - 10

ER -