The physical demands on US service members have increased significantly over the past
several decades as the number of military operations requiring overseas deployment have …

Over the past decade, most US states and territories began mandating that acute care hospitals
report health care–associated infections (HAIs) to their departments of health. Trends in …

Objective To examine the effect of mandated state health care–associated infection ( HAI )
reporting laws on central line–associated bloodstream infection ( CLABSI ) rates in adult …

We reviewed US state and territorial healthcare-associated infection (HAI) laws, specifically
addressing 3 legal requirements: data submission, reporting of data to the public, and …

Background Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) are preventable. Globally, laws aimed
at reducing HAIs have been implemented. In the USA, these laws are at the federal and state …

ObjectiveTo determine the association between state legal mandates for data submission of
central line–associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) in neonatal intensive care units (…

Central line–associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) are common, costly, and largely
preventable. Consumers who want high-quality care should have access to CLABSI rates to …

Objective Surgical site infections (SSIs) are common, costly, and often preventable. There
are no national requirements for measuring or reporting hospital SSI rates and state-level …

Background Currently, most US states have adopted legislation requiring hospitals to submit
health care–associated infection (HAI) data. We evaluated the perceived impact of state …

Background: Almost one-third of US adults (29%) have a tattoo, and almost half (47%) of
millennials reported having a tattoo. With more people getting tattoos, there is an increased risk …