A bill mandating hospitals in the state of Washington to publicly report infection rates is headed for the state’s Senate after passing in the House, reports an article in The Olympian. Arguing that transparency will force hospitals to reduce infection rates, the bill will allow consumers to compare infection rates for each hospital on a web site sponsored by the department of health. If the bill doesn’t pass in the Senate, the legislation’s author, Rep. Tom Campbell, vows, “I’ll be right back at the door next year to get it through.”
