Which of the Following Is Not a Reason Why Healthcare

question 40

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is not a reason why healthcare epidemiology is essential to quality care?

• A) Healthcare- acquired infections add an extra $35 billion dollars per year to U.S. healthcare costs.
• B) Hospitals have been inadvertent sources of infection for thousands of years.
• C) Healthcare- acquired infection incidence increased by almost 40 percent from 1975 to 1995.
• D) Healthcare staff are dedicated to helping patients heal.
• E) About 75,000 people die from healthcare- acquired infections every year.

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