Abstract：
:As legislative mandates for disclosure of data on health care-associated infections (HAIs) to the public escalate, with both economic and reputational implications for hospitals, the development of a valid national surveillance system has become imperative. Recent studies have identified interinstitutional variability of surveillance techniques. These inconsistencies affect the validity of publicly reported HAI data, which has as a primary goal the advancement of patient safety through the reduction of HAIs. The continued funding of state validation studies, the expansion of qualitative research to further assess interrater bias, the endorsement of educational materials to assist infection preventionists with application of National Healthcare Safety Network criteria, and the development of automated surveillance methods are all necessary to ensure a national HAI surveillance system that can be used for public reporting.
journal_name
Am J Infect Controljournal_title
American journal of infection controlauthors
Hebden JNdoi
10.1016/j.ajic.2012.03.009subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2012-06-01 00:00:00pages
S29-31issue
5 Suppleissn
0196-6553issn
1527-3296pii
S0196-6553(12)00172-1journal_volume
40pub_type
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journal_title：American journal of infection control
pub_type： 杂志文章
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pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：American journal of infection control
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journal_title：American journal of infection control
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pub_type： 杂志文章,多中心研究
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journal_title：American journal of infection control
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更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00
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更新日期：2020-09-03 00:00:00
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journal_title：American journal of infection control
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更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：American journal of infection control
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更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：American journal of infection control
pub_type： 杂志文章
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更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00
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更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：American journal of infection control
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更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00
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更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00
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更新日期：1992-06-01 00:00:00
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更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00
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pub_type： 杂志文章
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更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：American journal of infection control
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更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00
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更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：American journal of infection control
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期：1989-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：American journal of infection control
pub_type： 杂志文章
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更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：American journal of infection control
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更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：American journal of infection control
pub_type： 杂志文章
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更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：American journal of infection control
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更新日期：1980-11-01 00:00:00
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