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Healthcare-associated infection reporting completeness and quality during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in California hospitals

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 October 2022

Andrea M. Parriott Open the ORCID record for Andrea M. Parriott [Opens in a new window] ,
N. Neely Kazerouni ,
Vikram Haridass ,
Nadia Barahmani Open the ORCID record for Nadia Barahmani [Opens in a new window] ,
Lynn G. Palmer ,
Dirk T. Winston  and
Erin E. Epson
Andrea M. Parriott*
Affiliation:
Healthcare-Associated Infection Program, California Department of Public Health, Richmond, California
N. Neely Kazerouni
Affiliation:
Healthcare-Associated Infection Program, California Department of Public Health, Richmond, California
Vikram Haridass
Affiliation:
Healthcare-Associated Infection Program, California Department of Public Health, Richmond, California
Nadia Barahmani
Affiliation:
Healthcare-Associated Infection Program, California Department of Public Health, Richmond, California
Lynn G. Palmer
Affiliation:
Healthcare-Associated Infection Program, California Department of Public Health, Richmond, California
Dirk T. Winston
Affiliation:
Healthcare-Associated Infection Program, California Department of Public Health, Richmond, California
Erin E. Epson
Affiliation:
Healthcare-Associated Infection Program, California Department of Public Health, Richmond, California
*
Author for correspondence: Andrea M. Parriott, E-mail: [email protected]
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Abstract

We examined markers of completeness in healthcare-associated infection (HAI) data reported by California hospitals to the National Healthcare Safety Network for each half of 2020 compared with 2019. There were indications of decreased data completeness for both halves of 2020. California 2020 HAI data should be interpreted with caution.

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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 44 , Issue 8 , August 2023 , pp. 1348 - 1350
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© California Department of Public Health, 2022. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America

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