The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services made a decision to no longer pay for CAUTIs due to the rising cost, which has placed a financial burden on the hospitals if a patient should develop one while hospitalized. The average cost of a CAUTI is $1006 if it is caught early, but many CAUTIs are not caught early and develop a bloodstream infection. (Healthcare, 2016). If the CAUTI turns into a bloodstream infection the average cost of treatment increases to can over $36000. (Healthcare, 2016). In summary, the direct cost of treatment to all hospitals is between $340 million and $370 million annually for the treatment of CAUTIs due to lack of reimbursement and increasing costs hospitals need to implement innovative strategies to decrease
