Xenex Disinfection Services has announced a healthcare-associated infection reduction guarantee associated with its ultraviolet light disinfecting robot, which would provide a full refund if, in the first 12 months of using the robot, customers do not achieve an infection rate reduction sufficient to produce savings to cover the cost of acquiring and operating the robots.
The refund applies to HAIs that hospitals report to CMS as part of the Value Based Purchasing and Hospital Acquired Condition Reduction programs, including surgical site infections, Clostridium difficile and Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
"Multiple hospitals using Xenex robots have experienced HAI rate reductions after the hospital began using Xenex for room disinfection," said Morris Miller, CEO of Xenex. "We developed the HAI reduction guarantee for hospitals and health systems that are looking for a proven solution to reduce their infection rates. Our team of experienced infection preventionists, epidemiologists and account managers work closely with hospital staff to rapidly integrate the robots into the hospital's operations to ensure their proper use and deployment, which will result in a reduction in HAI rates."