NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Transferred Surgical Patients at Higher Risk for Infection

By Monica J. Smith

Originally published by our sister publication General Surgery News

According to new research, surgical patients who are transferred between hospitals are more likely than non-transferred patients to develop a hospital-acquired or associated infection, which could have a downstream effect on the receiving hospital’s reputation and bottom line.

With the increasing scrutiny on hospital-acquired or associated infections (HAIs)—some of which are identified by Medicare as