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Mandatory public reporting: build it and who will come?
Sigall Bell1, James Benneyan, Allan Best
1Harvard Medical School, Boston MA, USA.
Studies in Health Technology and Informatics
|February 22, 2011
Summary
Public reporting of healthcare-associated infections (HAI) aims to improve patient safety. An interdisciplinary research agenda was developed to address knowledge gaps in this new patient safety strategy.
Area of Science:
- Health Informatics
- Patient Safety Research
- Public Health Policy
Background:
- Legislative mandates and consumer advocacy are driving public reporting of healthcare-associated infections (HAI).
- This initiative represents a novel strategy to enhance patient safety and care quality by disclosing facility performance.
- The target audience and desired health behaviors are less defined than traditional consumer health informatics, and provider impact remains unclear.
Purpose of the Study:
- To address critical knowledge gaps for state agencies implementing public HAI reporting.
- To establish a framework for evaluating the effectiveness of public HAI reporting.
- To define a research agenda for understanding the impact of public reporting on healthcare quality.
Main Methods:
- Recruitment of university research faculty from diverse disciplines.
- Formation of an interdisciplinary working group.
- Development of a 5-year applied evaluation research agenda.
Main Results:
- An interdisciplinary group was successfully assembled.
- A comprehensive 5-year research agenda was defined.
- The agenda addresses key questions regarding the implementation and impact of public HAI reporting.
Conclusions:
- Interdisciplinary collaboration is essential for tackling complex public health initiatives.
- A structured research agenda is crucial for evaluating novel patient safety strategies.
- Further research is needed to understand the long-term effects of public HAI reporting on healthcare quality and provider behavior.
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