HHS Report: Infection Prevention Professionals, Hospital Representatives Recommend Steps to Simplify and Streamline Federal HAI Tracking System

Author: Wright, Don

Source: Joint Commission Perspectives, Volume 30, Number 2, February 2010 , pp. 9-10(2)

Publisher: Joint Commission Resources

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Abstract:

This report from Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Don Wright, M.D., gives an update on the steps HHS is taking to streamline and simplify the federal system for tracking health care-associated infections. Includes an introduction from Robert Wise, M.D., vice president of the Division of Standards and Survey Methods at The Joint Commission.

Document Type: Research article

Publication date: 2010-02-01

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