AORN Journal
Volume 87, Issue 4 , Pages 750-758 , April 2008

Mandatory Reporting and Pay for Performance: Health Care Infections in the Limelight

  • Kathleen Meehan Arias, MS, CIC

      Affiliations

    • Kathleen Meehan Arias, MS, CIC, is director of Arias Infection Control Consulting, LLC, Crownsville, MD.

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PII: S0001-2092(07)00828-9

doi: 10.1016/j.aorn.2007.12.002

AORN Journal
Volume 87, Issue 4 , Pages 750-758 , April 2008

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