Impact of laws aimed at healthcare-associated infection reduction: a qualitative study

Patricia W Stone; Monika Pogorzelska-Maziarz; Julie Reagan; Jacqueline A Merrill; Brad Sperber; Catherine Cairns; Matthew Penn; Tara Ramanathan; Elizabeth Mothershed; Elizabeth Skillen

doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2014-003921

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Impact of laws aimed at healthcare-associated infection reduction: a qualitative study

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Patricia W Stone School of Nursing, Center for Health Policy, Columbia University, New York, New York, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Monika Pogorzelska-Maziarz Jefferson School of Nursing, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Julie Reagan Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, Georgia, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Jacqueline A Merrill Center for Health Policy, Columbia University School of Nursing, New York, New York, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Brad Sperber Center for Health Policy, The Keystone Center, Washington, District of Columbia, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Catherine Cairns Center for Health Policy, Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO), Arlington, Virginia, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Matthew Penn Office for State, Tribal, Local, and Territorial Support, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA Public Health Law Program, Office for State, Tribal, Local, and Territorial Support, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Tara Ramanathan Public Health Law Program, Office for State, Tribal, Local, and Territorial Support, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Elizabeth Mothershed Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Elizabeth Skillen Office of Associate Director for Policy, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles

Correspondence to Dr Patricia W Stone, School of Nursing, Center for Health Policy, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA; ps2024{at}columbia.edu

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Stone PW, Pogorzelska-Maziarz M, Reagan J, et al

Impact of laws aimed at healthcare-associated infection reduction: a qualitative study

BMJ Quality & Safety 2015;24:637-644.

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Received December 29, 2014
Revised May 3, 2015
Accepted May 7, 2015
First published June 4, 2015.

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February 23, 2017

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