Mandatory reporting of hospital-acquired infections: Steps for success

Journal of Law, Medicine and Ethics

Volumn 33, Issue 4 SUPPL., 2005, Pages 86-88

  Cardo, Denise M ^b   Brennan, Patrick J ^a   Peaden Jr , Durell ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR EMERGING AND ZOONOTIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^c Florida State Senate   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; CROSS INFECTION; GOVERNMENT; HAND WASHING; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYGIENE; INFECTION CONTROL; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LEGAL ASPECT; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; PUBLIC OPINION; SAFETY; UNITED STATES;

CROSS INFECTION; DISCLOSURE; DISEASE NOTIFICATION; FLORIDA; HANDWASHING; HUMANS; HYGIENE; PENNSYLVANIA; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; PUBLIC OPINION; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; STATE GOVERNMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 32144461894     PISSN: 10731105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (5)

1. Aggregate reports of the data are published at www.cdc.gov/nci-dod/hip/ surveill/nnis/htm.
2. McKibben, Linda, Teresa Horan, Jerome I. Tokars, Gabrielle Fowler, Denise M. Cardo, Michele L. Pearson, Patrick J. Brennan, the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee, Guidance on Public Reporting of Healthcare-Associated Infections: Recommendations of the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee, American Journal of Infection Control, May 2005, Volume 33, Number 4.
3. For more information on The Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council (PHC4), please visit: http://www.phc4. org/.
4. Act 14 of 2003 is available for download at http://www.phc4. org/council/act14.htm.
5. SB 838 can be viewed at: http://www.fdhc.state.fl.us/Medicaid/ long_term_care/sb838.shtml.