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Publisher
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, [Patient Safety Initiatives, Health Facility and Emergency Medical Services Division]
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
This document was developed to help health facilities understand the Colorado health facility acquired infections reporting standards and navigate the reporting system.
Publisher
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Health Facility and Emergency Medical Services Division
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
Healthcare-associated infections (HAI) are among the top ten leading causes of death in the United States. Colorado recognizes the seriousness of this public health problem and passed the HAI reporting legislation in 2006. House bill 1045 requires hospitals, hospital units, ambulatory surgery centers and dialysis centers to report healthcare-associated infections using the National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN). This legislation created the Patient...
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