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. 2013 Aug;34(8):844-6.
doi: 10.1086/671279. Epub 2013 Jun 25.

Public reporting of hospital-acquired infections is not associated with improved processes or outcomes

Darren R Linkin  1 , Neil O Fishman, Judy A Shea, Wei Yang, Mark S Cary, Ebbing Lautenbach
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Public reporting of hospital-acquired infections is not associated with improved processes or outcomes

Darren R Linkin et al. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2013 Aug.

Abstract

Most US states have enacted or are considering legislation mandating hospitals to publicly report hospital-acquired infection (HAI) rates. We conducted a survey of infection control professionals and found that state-legislated public reporting of HAIs is not associated with perceived improvements in infection prevention program process measures or HAI rates.

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Potential conflicts of interest. All authors report no conflicts of interest relevant to this article. All authors submitted the ICMJE Form for Disclosure of Potential Conflicts of Interest, and the conflicts that the editors consider relevant to this article are disclosed here.

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