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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 735 - 736 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Journal | Medical Journal of Australia |
| Volume | 199 |
| Issue number | 11 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2013 |
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How should we interpret hospital infection statistics? / Cheng, Allen Cheuk-Seng; Woolnough, Emily; Worth, Leon J; Pilcher, David.
In: Medical Journal of Australia, Vol. 199, No. 11, 2013, p. 735 - 736.Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › Other
TY - JOUR
T1 - How should we interpret hospital infection statistics?
AU - Cheng, Allen Cheuk-Seng
AU - Woolnough, Emily
AU - Worth, Leon J
AU - Pilcher, David
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - Updated indicators of safety and quality for the 2011?12 financial year were released earlier this year by the National Health Performance Authority (NHPA) on the MyHospitals website (http:// www.myhospitals.gov.au). These detail the reports received by the NHPA on a single outcome measure, Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia (SAB), and a process measure, compliance with hand hygiene. The universal reaction in the media was to rank hospitals, implying that low hand hygiene and high bacteraemia incidence reflect poor quality of care.1 Although we support the open publication of this information, we caution against overinterpretation of the results.
AB - Updated indicators of safety and quality for the 2011?12 financial year were released earlier this year by the National Health Performance Authority (NHPA) on the MyHospitals website (http:// www.myhospitals.gov.au). These detail the reports received by the NHPA on a single outcome measure, Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia (SAB), and a process measure, compliance with hand hygiene. The universal reaction in the media was to rank hospitals, implying that low hand hygiene and high bacteraemia incidence reflect poor quality of care.1 Although we support the open publication of this information, we caution against overinterpretation of the results.
UR - https://www.mja.com.au/journal/2013/199/11/how-should-we-interpret-hospital-infection-statistics
U2 - 10.5694/mja13.10703
DO - 10.5694/mja13.10703
M3 - Letter
VL - 199
SP - 735
EP - 736
JO - Medical Journal of Australia
JF - Medical Journal of Australia
SN - 0025-729X
IS - 11
ER -