Pa. Gets Tough on Healthcare-acquired Infections

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Pennsylvania's surgery centers and hospitals are on the hook for improving their infection control protocols and will receive financial incentives to do so, thanks to a healthcare reform bill signed into law by Gov. Ed Rendell on July 20.

Under the plan, Pennsylvania's Department of Health must establish best practices for eliminating healthcare-acquired infections and reducing medical errors based on nationally recognized, evidenced-based standards. All of the state's licensed healthcare facilities will be required to adopt those standards, submit a written report of their infection control plan to the department and demonstrate a reduction in healthcare-acquired infections.