tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8066238290370557389.post9105907311323794900..comments2024-03-20T04:44:15.540-05:00Comments on Controversies in Hospital Infection Prevention: More on the "Truth Wearing Off" and my advice to epidemiologists of all agesDan Diekemahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10231929371552334184noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8066238290370557389.post-20374061848207654442010-12-14T17:33:23.542-06:002010-12-14T17:33:23.542-06:00Yes, we are.
Regression to the mean also plays ...Yes, we are. <br /><br />Regression to the mean also plays a huge role...think about what factors must be at work for a hospital to invest in any complex, resource-intensive intervention. Such interventions are almost always performed in response to a big problem (i.e. an outbreak), so the baseline or pre-intervention observations are extreme observations. <br /><br />All hospital outbreaks eventually run their course, and whatever bundle of interventions we decide to implement in the heat of moment will end up being credited for that. And naturally we are eager to publish the results. It's what Bob Weinstein calls "riding the epidemic curve to glory".Dan Diekemahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10231929371552334184noreply@blogger.com