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Washington state considers law to require reporting of HAIs

Infection Control Monitor, April 13, 2007

Hospitals in Washington state may soon need to report healthcare-associated infections (HAI) to allow consumers to compare infection rates at individual facilities, reported The Olympian.

The state is on the verge of passing a bill that would require hospitals to report infection information to the federal government and allow the state to make the data public. The Washington State Hospital Association supports the bill, which was approved by the state Senate this week and will be sent to the governor for approval pending a final vote by the House, the newspaper reported.

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