
06/20/2018
Hospital-acquired conditions drop 8% since 2014, saving 8,000 lives and $3 billion
Reductions in hospital-acquired conditions prevented 8,000 inpatient deaths and saved almost $3 billion from 2014 to 2016, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality reported.
The largest improvements occurred in central line–associated bloodstream infections (down 31% from 2014).