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Infection Control for Home Health

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 June 2016

Bryan Simmons ,
Martha Trusler ,
Jane Roccaforte ,
Philip Smith  and
Rebecca Scott
Bryan Simmons*
Affiliation:
Department of Infectious Diseases, Methodist Hospital of Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee Department of Infection Control, Methodist Hospital of Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee
Martha Trusler
Affiliation:
Department of Infection Control, Methodist Hospital of Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee
Jane Roccaforte
Affiliation:
Department of Infectious Diseases, Bishop Clarkson Memorial Hospital, Omaha, Nebraska
Philip Smith
Affiliation:
Department of Infectious Diseases, Bishop Clarkson Memorial Hospital, Omaha, Nebraska
Rebecca Scott
Affiliation:
Department of Infection Control, St. Mary's Hospital, Knoxville, Tennesse
*
188 S. Bellevue Ave., Suite 419, Memphis, TN 38104
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Recent trends in medical care have resulted in increasing numbers of patients being cared for in the home health setting. The annual growth rate for home care is projected to be between 12% and 20%, at least through 1990. Many patients who would formerly have stayed in the hospital are now being discharged to home care. This trend has been prompted and driven by cost considerations, but other factors, such as new approaches to the care of dying patients, have also played a role. Many patients cared for at home may have communicable diseases, multiple invasive devices or an immunocompromising condition. The patient, family members and the home health professional (HHP) all may be at risk for developing or transmitting infection, although the actual risk has not been determined. Thus, there is a need for prevention and control of home-acquired infections.

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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 11 , Issue 7 , July 1990 , pp. 362 - 370
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Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 1990

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