The tripartite insurance model (TIM): a financial incentive to prevent outbreaks of infections due to multidrug-resistant microorganisms in hospitals

Simon van der Pol*, Jan-Willem H. Dik, Corinna Glasner, Maarten J. Postma, Bhanu Sinha, Alex W. Friedrich

*Corresponding author voor dit werk

OnderzoeksoutputAcademicpeer review

2 Citaten (Scopus)
61 Downloads (Pure)

Samenvatting

Healthcare-associated infections caused by multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs) constitute a major challenge worldwide, but care providers are often not sufficiently incentivized to implement recommended infection prevention measures to prevent the spread of such infections. We propose a new approach which creates incentives for hospitals, external laboratories and insurers to collaborate on preventing MDRO outbreaks by testing more and implementing infection prevention measures. This tripartite insurance model (TIM) redistributes the costs of preventing and combating MDRO outbreaks in a way that all parties benefit from reducing the number of outbreaks. (C) 2021 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd on behalf of European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases.

Originele taal-2English
Pagina's (van-tot)665-667
Aantal pagina's3
TijdschriftClinical Microbiology and Infection
Volume27
Nummer van het tijdschrift5
Vroegere onlinedatum29-jan.-2021
DOI's
StatusPublished - mei-2021

Vingerafdruk

Duik in de onderzoeksthema's van 'The tripartite insurance model (TIM): a financial incentive to prevent outbreaks of infections due to multidrug-resistant microorganisms in hospitals'. Samen vormen ze een unieke vingerafdruk.

Citeer dit