Mandatory public reporting in the USA: an example to follow?

Michael B Edmond; Gonzalo M.L Bearman

doi:10.1016/S0195-6701(07)60040-1

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Mandatory public reporting in the USA: an example to follow?

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Mandatory public reporting in the USA: an example to follow?

Michael B Edmond and Gonzalo M.L Bearman

Journal of Hospital Infection, Vol.65(2), pp.182-188

2007

DOI: 10.1016/S0195-6701(07)60040-1

PMID: 17540267

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Abstract

Increasingly states in the USA are enacting laws mandating reporting and disclosure of hospital-acquired infections (HAIs). The rapid development of legislation has occurred in response to increased coverage of HAIs in the mainstream media coupled with active involvement of consumer advocacy organizations. The transformation of healthcare in the USA into a commodity has fostered a strong role for consumer advocacy to which state legislative bodies have shown willingness to respond.

Public reporting

Health policy

Nosocomial infections

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Title: Subtitle: Mandatory public reporting in the USA: an example to follow?
Creators: Michael B Edmond
Gonzalo M.L Bearman
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Journal of Hospital Infection, Vol.65(2), pp.182-188
Publisher: Elsevier Ltd
DOI: 10.1016/S0195-6701(07)60040-1
PMID: 17540267
ISSN: 0195-6701
eISSN: 1532-2939
Language: English
Date published: 2007
Academic Unit: Infectious Diseases; Internal Medicine
Record Identifier: 9983905519802771

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