Public Reporting of Hospital-Acquired Infection Rates Still Not Required by a Majority of States

Apr 4, 2012 | Coding, Billing, and Collections, Compliance, Legal, and Malpractice, Laboratory News, Laboratory Pathology

For example, only 21 states have passed laws requiring some reporting of surgical site infections (SSI) There is growing pressure on states to collect and report standardized, accurate data on surgical site infections (SSI) and to make that data easily accessible to patients. This renewed focus on open access to performance quality data represents another milestone in the trend toward transparency in provider outcomes and pricing for consumers. One consequence of increased tracking and...
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