Should public reporting be made for performance indicators on healthcare-associated infections?

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serval:BIB_5F036C6C540D
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Collection
Publications
Title
Should public reporting be made for performance indicators on healthcare-associated infections?
Journal
Med Mal Infect
Author(s)
Lucet J. C., Parneix P., Grandbastien B., Berthelot P.
Publication state
Published
Issued date
03/2013
Volume
43
Number
3
Pages
108-13
Language
english
Abstract
There are still many uncertainties regarding the benefit of public reporting on indicators of healthcare-associated infections. Publishing the results of performance indicators in healthcare facilities seems to stimulate quality insurance activity, but for the moment, without any demonstrated impact on the rates of healthcare-associated infections. Furthermore, it is not proved that public reporting of these results is beneficial. The French Society for Hospital Hygiene, in this synthesis, considered the advantages and drawbacks of public reporting of healthcare-associated infections. Beyond the difficult choice of indicators, public reporting of such indicators requires taking many precautions listed in this article, including a broad dialogue between the various stakeholders involved, a test period, and mandatory control of the produced indicator validity by health authorities.
Keywords
*Access to Information, *Quality Indicators, Health Care, *Risk Management, Cross Infection/*epidemiology/transmission, France/epidemiology, Humans, Information Dissemination, Population Surveillance, Quality Assurance, Health Care, Quality Improvement, Societies, Scientific, Task Performance and Analysis, United States
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