New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine (D) is scheduled today to sign into law a bill to require hospitals to publicly report infection rates, iHealthbeat reports.
Under the new law, hospitals will be required to file quarterly reports with the state on infection rates, including infection control procedures and information about the types of infection at the hospitals. The information then would be posted on a state Web site.
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What are the dental schools' clinics' infection rates?... especially but not necessarily limited to Tufts University School of Dental Medicine clinics...
The dental schools' clinics are large medical centers.