Outpatient Services and Infection Prevention: An Introduction [Part 1]

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From 2000 to 2023, there was a marked shift from overnight care to outpatient services. During these decades, outpatient visits went up by 31%, and accounted for 28% of commercial healthcare spending. These statistics  brought to mind the issue of infection in other outpatient settings and inspired the topic of this series, “Outpatient Services and Infection Prevention.” So what are outpatient services doing about infection risks?

From 2000 to 2023, there was a marked shift from overnight care to outpatient services. During these decades, outpatient visits went up by 31%, and accounted for 28% of commercial healthcare spending. These statistics  brought to mind the issue of infection in other outpatient settings and inspired the topic of this series, “Outpatient Services and Infection Prevention.” So what are outpatient services doing about infection risks?