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North Shore to put hospital infection rates online |
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In New York, the public disclosure of mortality rates has had a substantial impact on the number of deaths for those patients with heart troubles. North Shore - Long Island Jewish Health System, in an effort to replicate this success, is disclosing the infection rates for 10 of its 15 facilities. This is in advance of the State Wide reporting requirements coming into effect in 2009.
It has been shown that when hospitals are more accountable, they rise to the occasion to minimize the adverse events and that is what North Shore - LIJ is trying to do.
Nineteen states already have mandated reporting of Hospital Acquired infections.
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