Mandatory Reporting and Pay for Performance: Health Care Infections in the Limelight
- 30 April 2008
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Wiley in AORN Journal
- Vol. 87 (4), 750-758
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aorn.2007.12.002
Abstract
HEALTH CARE-ASSOCIATED INFECTIONS (HAIs) have received national attention because of recent news stories in print and on television. MANY STATES HAVE MANDATORY reporting requirements for hospital HAI rates, and as of October 1, 2008, Medicare no longer will pay for certain HAI-related costs. COLLABORATION AMONG health care providers, patients, government agencies, professional and consumer groups, and payers and improved adherence to infection-prevention protocols can dramatically reduce the incidence of HAIs. AORN J 87 (April 2008) 750–758. © AORN, Inc, 2008.Keywords
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