Title

State law mandates for reporting of healthcare-associated Clostridium difficile infections in hospitals.

Authors

Julie Reagan, Georgia Southern University, Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health, Statesboro, GA
Carolyn T A Herzig, Columbia University School of Nursing, Center for Health Policy, New York, NYFollow
Monika Pogorzelska-Maziarz, Thomas Jefferson University, Jefferson School of Nursing, Philadelphia, PAFollow
Andrew W Dick, Rand Corporation, Boston, MAFollow
Patricia W Stone, Columbia University School of Nursing, Center for Health Policy, New York, NYFollow
Jd Divya Srinath, Dallas County Health and Human Services, Dallas, TX

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

3-1-2015

Comments

This article has been peer reviewed. It was published in: Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology.

Volume 36, Issue 3, 1 March 2015, Pages 350-352.

The published version is available at DOI: 10.1017/ice.2014.61

Copyright © 2015 by The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America

Abstract

US state and territorial laws were reviewed to identify Clostridium difficile infection reporting mandates. Twenty states require reporting either under state law or by incorporating federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' reporting requirements. Although state law mandates are more common, the incorporation of federal reporting requirements has been increasing.

Recommended Citation

Reagan, Julie; Herzig, Carolyn T A; Pogorzelska-Maziarz, Monika; Dick, Andrew W; Stone, Patricia W; and Divya Srinath, Jd, "State law mandates for reporting of healthcare-associated Clostridium difficile infections in hospitals." (2015). Department of Nursing papers and presentations. Paper 17.
https://jdc.jefferson.edu/dnpp/17