Is accreditation linked to hospital infection rates?

[Glenys Harrington]

Dear All,

The following recently published article will be of interest to the
infection prevention and control community. The study was undertaken in NSW.

. Virginia Mumford et al. Is accreditation linked to hospital
infection rates? A 4-year, data linkage study of Staphylococcus aureus rates
and accreditation scores in 77 Australian acute hospitals

http://intqhc.oxfordjournals.org/content/27/6/478.abstract?etoc

regards

Glenys

Glenys Harrington

Consultant

Infection Control Consultancy (ICC)

PO Box 5202

Middle Park

Victoria, 3206

Australia

M: +61 404 816 434

infexion@ozemail.com.au

ABN 47533508426

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