Mandatory public reporting of hospital-acquired infection rates: A report from California

Health Affairs

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 723-729

  Halpin, Helen A ^a   Milstein, Arnold ^b   Shortell, Stephen M ^a   Vanneman, Megan ^a   Rosenberg, Jon ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Center for Infectious Diseases   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACT; ARTICLE; CATHETER INFECTION; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; MANDATORY REPORTING; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PATIENT SAFETY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RURAL AREA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; UNITED STATES; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA;

CALIFORNIA; CROSS INFECTION; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MANDATORY REPORTING; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 79955603493     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2009.0990     Document Type: Article

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