CT Plans for More Strict HAI Reporting Laws

Connecticut state leaders are advocating for more strict laws regarding the reporting of healthcare-associated infections. Sen. Jonathan A. Harris said he would consider tougher reporting laws so patients and their families can get better information on the performance of their local hospitals. In addition, Attorney General Richard Blumenthal said he will urge lawmakers to remove barriers to full disclosure of incident rates across state hospitals. Since 2004, when the state adopted national guidelines for which "never events" need to be reported, Connecticut hospitals have had 1,056 adverse events -- an average of about 240 a year. In addition, since then there have been 107 deaths documented as resulting from adverse events. Jean Rexford, of the Connecticut Center for Patient Safety, said that patient care will improve only when the state does a better job of making medical mistakes more transparent.

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