Infections acquired during hospital stays.
Infections that are acquired while a patient is in a hospital are referred to as nosocomial infections; a term derived from 'nosos' the Greek word for 'disease'. Often nosocomial infections become apparent while the patient is still in the hospital but in some cases symptoms may not show up until after the affected patient is discharged. About one patient in ten acquires an infection as a direct result of being hospitalized. Infection control can be very cost-effective. Approximately one third of nosocomial infections are preventable. NPLANID - A term used by CMS for a proposed standard identifier for health plans. CMS had previously used the terms PayerID and PlanID for the health plan identifier.
Illnesses acquired in the hospital inpatient environment not resulting from the reasons the patient was admitted (i.e., hospital-acquired pneumonia, etc.)
institution-acquired infections.
infections associated with the delivery of health care services in a health care facility
The type of infections that are acquired in hospitals.
Hospital-acquired infections; infections that are acquired during hospitalization as a result of exposure to an increased number of pathogenic bacteria or weakened host defenses due to the primary illness.
Infections that are acquired while a patient is in a hospital are referred to as nosocomial infections; a term derived from 'nosos' the Greek word for 'disease'. Often nosocomial infections become apparent while the patient is still in the hospital but in some cases symptoms may not show up until after the affected patient is discharged. About one patient in ten acquires an infection as a direct result of being hospitalized. Infection control can be very cost-effective. Approximately one third of nosocomial infections are preventable. Also called Hospital-Based Infections. Some states are now requiring that hospitals keep transparent records and publicly report their nosocomial rates of infection, however, most states allow hospitals to keep this information private. See Hospital-Acquired Infection. NPDB - See National Practitioner Data Bank.