In this episode we discuss concerns and frustrations about inconsistencies with the public reporting of device-related healthcare associated infections: Perspectives of hospital leaders and staff.

Guest: Sarah R. MacEwan, PhD

Article: Concerns and frustrations about the public reporting of device-related healthcare-associated infections: Perspectives of hospital leaders and staff

Authors:
Sarah R. MacEwan, PhD
Alice A. Gaughan, MS
Eliza W. Beal, MD, MS
Courtney Hebert, MD
John Oliver DeLancey, MD, MPH
Ann Scheck McAlearney, ScD, MS

Dr. Sarah MacEwan, PhD

Dr. Sarah MacEwan is an Assistant Professor in the Division of General Internal Medicine and the Center for the Advancement of Team Science, Analytics, and Systems Thinking in Health Services and Implementation Science Research (CATALYST) in the College of Medicine at The Ohio State University. Her work as a health services researcher focuses on improving patient engagement and quality of care using multi-stakeholder perspectives to inform patient- and provider-facing interventions. Dr. MacEwan is a member of the research team that conducted the Searching for Management Approaches to Reduce Healthcare-Associated Infection Transmission (SMART) study, led by Dr. Ann Scheck McAlearney, which culminated in the creation of a toolkit of management practices to help reduce device-related healthcare-associated infections.