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But the real game changer on UTI prevention came a bit earlier when the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced effective October 2008 that it would halt payment on additional costs generated by UTIs and two other infections (mediastinitis, catheter-related vascular infections).

Joint Commission Update for Infection Control: Bye, bye UTIs: Joint Commission and CMS putting heat on, but this mission is possible