Here are five observations:
1. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) introduced the legislation.
2. The Patient Improvement Act of 2016 aims to help the healthcare system better address healthcare-acquired infections through enhanced data on the prevalence of HAIs.
3. The bill will also create a grant program to support statewide initiatives to prevent and control HAIs.
4. The legislation requires hospitals to report HAIs to healthcare providers involved in a patient’s post-hospital care no later than 24 hours following a diagnosis.
5. Additionally, the bill gives grants to states to create antibiotic stewardship action plans as well as mandates hospitals to report antibiotic use and antimicrobial resistance as part of the Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting Program.
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