Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn is expected to sign into law legislation that would require healthcare providers to signify infections as the contributing factor or cause of death on deceased persons' death certificates, according to a St. Louis Post-Dispatch news report.
Washington State is the only other state to pass such a mandate. According to the news report, although more than half of U.S. states require some kind of public reporting of hospital-acquired infections, it is still more or less difficult to determine an accurate number of deaths caused by the infections. Proponents of the kind of legislation that will be signed into law in Illinois say it could more accurately track deaths caused by infections.
Read the news report about Illinois death certificates.
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Washington State is the only other state to pass such a mandate. According to the news report, although more than half of U.S. states require some kind of public reporting of hospital-acquired infections, it is still more or less difficult to determine an accurate number of deaths caused by the infections. Proponents of the kind of legislation that will be signed into law in Illinois say it could more accurately track deaths caused by infections.
Read the news report about Illinois death certificates.
Related Articles on Healthcare-Associated Infections:
Infection Control Nurses Key to Maryland Hospital's Zero CLABSI Rate
Cedars-Sinai Study: Wound Probing With Cotton Swab Could Reduce SSIs
"Persistent" Hand Sanitizers, Surface Disinfectants Can Improve Infection Control