Infections with the Highest Impact on Medicare HAC Penalties

1 This bar chart shows that if your rate of infection is higher than expected, then the probability of being penalized increases at this relative rate. See HospitalCompare.gov. 2 Domain 2—Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) Healthcare-Associated Infection (HAI)—is weighted 85 percent toward total HAC score. See Qualitynet.org section on HAC Reduction Program.
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