Public Reporting of Hospital-Acquired Infections.

The article focuses on public reporting of hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) in Rhode Island. It notes that the Hospital Infection Disclosure Act in 2008 has expanded the state's quality reporting legislation to include HAIs which affect a significant number of hospital patients. It highlights that the HAI reporting of the Rhode Island Department of Health is equipped with authority under the law and the strong commitment of the members of its stakeholder group which includes hospitals and their medical personnel and infection preventionists, stressing that several initiatives related to HAIs have been reported.