Date of Conferral

2022

Degree

Doctor of Healthcare Administration (D.H.A.)

School

Health Services

Advisor

Rabeh Hijazi

Abstract

AbstractMillions of Americans seek health care for surgical interventions throughout the United States. Despite the 2010 Affordable Health Reform Act, hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) are still rising. Specifically, surgical site infections (SSIs) are a national problem in both non-profit and for-profit hospitals. SSIs are the third most commonly reported HAIs and account for 14%-16% of HAIs among U.S. patients. The purpose of this quantitative study was to determine an association between the independent variable of the type of hospital ownership (i.e., non-profit and for-profit), and SSI rates, health care utilization cost (i.e., readmission rates and LOS), and patient outcome measures (i.e., mortality and morbidity rates) as the dependent variables with National Surgical Quality Improvement Program among post-operative patients. Guided by the Bertalanffy’s general systems theory, a sample size of 548 was analyzed using an independent sample t-test, MANOVA and ANOVA as the statistical tests. Based on analysis findings, the relationship between variables was not statistically significant. This research contributes to positive social change by providing awareness to healthcare administrators and health providers to demonstrate the compliance of infection control practices. It also helps healthcare administrators, and clinicians to create policies that optimize “The Triple Aim” of the Affordable Care Act to improve patient care for both preoperative and post-operative patient populations.

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