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ArticleInfection control and hospital epidemiology2018

The Economic Value of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae Toolkit.

Sarah M Bartsch, Susan S Huang, James A McKinnell, Kim F Wong, Leslie E Mueller, Loren G Miller, Bruce Y Lee

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Article in Infection control and hospital epidemiology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Sarah M Bartsch1Public Health Computational and Operations Research (PHICOR),Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health,Baltimore,Maryland.
Susan S Huang2Division of Infectious Diseases and Health Policy Research Institute,University of California Irvine Health School of Medicine,Irvine,California.
James A McKinnell3Infectious Disease Clinical Outcomes Research Unit (ID-CORE),Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute,Harbor-UCLA Medical Center,Torrance,California.
Kim F Wong5Center for Research Computing,University of Pittsburgh,Pittsburgh,Pennsylvania.
Leslie E Mueller1Public Health Computational and Operations Research (PHICOR),Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health,Baltimore,Maryland.
Loren G Miller3Infectious Disease Clinical Outcomes Research Unit (ID-CORE),Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute,Harbor-UCLA Medical Center,Torrance,California.
Bruce Y Lee1Public Health Computational and Operations Research (PHICOR),Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health,Baltimore,Maryland.
Johns Hopkins University · USThe Lundquist Institute · USUniversity of California, Irvine · USUniversity of Pittsburgh · US

Funding

MULTILEVEL SYSTEMS-ORIENTED CHILDHOOD OBESITY STUDY IN CHINAU54HD070725 · NICHD · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI CURRIERO, FRANK · 2011 to 2016
$15.9M
MIDAS Informatics Services Group (ISG)U24GM110707 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI ESPINO, JESSI U, WAGNER, MICHAEL MATTHEW · 2014 to 2018
$11.6M
Virtual Population Obesity Prevention (VPOP) Labs: Computational, Multi-Scale Models for Obesity SolutionsU01HD086861 · NICHD · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI LEE, BRUCE Y · 2015 to 2019
$2.8M
Regional Healthcare Ecosystem Analyst for Healthcare Associated InfectionsR01HS023317 · AHRQ · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI LEE, BRUCE Y · 2014 to 2014
$2.4M
AHRQ HHS R01 HS023317NICHD NIH HHS U01 HD086861NICHD NIH HHS U54 HD070725NIGMS NIH HHS U24 GM110707
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

OBJECTIVEWhile previous work showed that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention toolkit for carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) can reduce spread regionally, these interventions are costly, and decisions makers want to know whether and when economic benefits occur.DESIGNEconomic analysisSETTINGOrange County, CaliforniaMETHODSUsing our Regional Healthcare Ecosystem Analyst (RHEA)-generated agent-based model of all inpatient healthcare facilities, we simulated the implementation of the CRE toolkit (active screening of interfacility transfers) in different ways and estimated their economic impacts under various circumstances.RESULTSCompared to routine control measures, screening generated cost savings by year 1 when hospitals implemented screening after identifying ≤20 CRE cases (saving $2,000-$9,000) and by year 7 if all hospitals implemented in a regional coordinated manner after 1 hospital identified a CRE case (hospital perspective). Cost savings was achieved only if hospitals independently screened after identifying 10 cases (year 1, third-party payer perspective). Cost savings was achieved by year 1 if hospitals independently screened after identifying 1 CRE case and by year 3 if all hospitals coordinated and screened after 1 hospital identified 1 case (societal perspective). After a few years, all strategies cost less and have positive health effects compared to routine control measures; most strategies generate a positive cost-benefit each year.CONCLUSIONSActive screening of interfacility transfers garnered cost savings in year 1 of implementation when hospitals acted independently and by year 3 if all hospitals collectively implemented the toolkit in a coordinated manner. Despite taking longer to manifest, coordinated regional control resulted in greater savings over time.Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2018;39:516-524.

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CaliforniaCarbapenem-Resistant EnterobacteriaceaeCarbapenemsCenters for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S.Computer SimulationCost-Benefit AnalysisCost of IllnessCross InfectionEnterobacteriaceae InfectionsHealth ExpendituresHospitalsHumansInfection ControlUnited StatesCarbapenems

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PMID29552995
PMCPMC6024255
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