Performance indicators and the public reporting of healthcare-associated infection rates

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 14, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 892-894

  Humphreys, H ^a   Cunney, R ^b,c  

^a BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b CHILDREN S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^c HEALTH PROTECTION SURVEILLANCE CENTRE   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Healthcare associated infection; Performance indicators; Quality; Safety; Surgical prophylaxis; Surgical site infections; Vascular catheter infections

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; DISINFECTANT AGENT;

CATHETER INFECTION; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATED INFECTION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL HYGIENE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION; INFECTION RATE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LAW; MANDATORY REPORTING; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NURSING HOME; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; QUALITY CONTROL; RISK REDUCTION; SURGICAL INFECTION; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA;

EID: 52249112915     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2008.02072.x     Document Type: Editorial

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