Public reporting of infection rates as quality indicators

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 195, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 326-327

  Cheng, Allen C ^a   Bass, Pauline ^a   Scheinkestel, Carlos ^a   Leong, Tim ^a  

^a ALFRED HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD CULTURE; BLOODSTREAM INFECTION; CALIBRATION; CENTRAL LINE ASSOCIATED BLOODSTREAM INFECTION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; LETTER; QUALITY CONTROL; STANDARDIZATION; AUSTRALIA; BACTEREMIA; CROSS INFECTION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; PUBLIC HEALTH; STANDARD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AUSTRALIA; BACTEREMIA; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE NOTIFICATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84856398435     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/mja11.10778     Document Type: Letter

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