Stimulus Money for Infection Control & Prevention
Through the
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, healthcare facilities should be able to ramp up their infection control programs.According to the American Medical Association's website, the
"Prevention and Wellness" section of the healthcare provisions of the stimulus package allows for "$1 billion in funding for wellness and prevention programs, including:
- $300 million for the section 317 immunization program
- $50 million for state health-associated infections reduction strategies
- $650 million for evidence-based clinical and community-based prevention and wellness strategies that deliver specific, measurable health outcomes addressing chronic disease rates."
Has your healthcare facility used any stimulus money to ramp up infection control and if so, how?