title: Public reporting of hospital-acquired infections is not associated with improved processes or outcomes.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA. dlinkin@gmail.com
authors.forename: Darren R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Linkin
authors.forename: Neil O
authors.initials: NO
authors.lastname: Fishman
authors.forename: Judy A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Shea
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Mark S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Cary
authors.forename: Ebbing
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lautenbach
mesh_terms: D003428:Cross Infection / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003625:Data Collection; D063373:Hand Hygiene; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods*; D016357:Infection Control Practitioners; D007882:Legislation, Hospital / Q000592:standards*; D019221:Mandatory Reporting; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D010356:Patient Isolation; D010465:Perception; D011159:Population Surveillance; D014481:United States