State-Mandated Reporting and the Importance of Public Reporting System

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Gai, Y. (2019). Does state-mandated reporting work? The case of surgical site infection in CABG patient. Applied Economics, Vol 51(56). 5986-5998. Retrieved April 9, 2021 from /doi/abs/10.1080/00036846.2019.1645282?journalCode=raec20
The article offers an empirical study for the evaluation of the effect of state-mandated reporting of surgical site infections on the rates of infections, cost of care, and length of stay among coronary artery bypass patients using patient discharge data from the Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS). According to the study, state-mandated reporting correlates to lower costs of care and reduced length of stay among CABG patients. However, the study concludes that state-mandated reporting has no significant changes in the number or rate of surgical site infections (SSI) among CABG patients. The article offers an insight into the impact of mandated reporting in the acute care setting, which makes it a viable source for the project.
Caron, M., & Sandra, T. (2006). Nursing Care of the patient Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting. Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, Vol 21(2). 109-117. Retrieved April 9, 2021 from /journalarticle?Article_ID=638956&Journal_ID=54006&Issue_ID=638936
The article focuses on the delivery of preoperative and postoperative care for patients scheduled for coronary artery bypass graft surgery. The authors reiterate the significant role of professional preoperative nursing care for patients undergoing CABG surgery, which functions to reduce the risk of surgical site infections. Both preoperative and postoperative nursing care for such patients is essential for quality patient outcomes, including reduced length of stay and lower costs of care. The authors further shed light on the importance of carrying out risk assessment, advanced operative techniques, and applying professional postoperative nursing processes. The article does not address the topic of mandatory reporting and thus not suitable for the project.
Wasfy, J. H., Borden, W. B., Secemsky, E. A., McCabe, J. M., & Yeh, R. W. (2015). Public Reporting in Cardiovascular Medicine: Accountability, Unintended Consequences, and Promise for Improvement. Circulation, Vol 131(17), 1518-1527. Retrieved April 9, 2021 from /doi/full/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.114.014118
The article reiterates the importance of having an efficient public reporting system, especially for the wide range of cardiovascular patients. The authors provide a chronological account of public reporting in the United States for cardiac patients while also providing an overview of the ethical basis for delivering the same. The article goes further to highlight the impact of public reporting across the different stakeholders across the healthcare system. It also shows how patients or consumers use the public's information data while also showcasing the correlation of public reporting to quality improvements in cardiac care. Recommendations for improving the validity, accuracy, and importance of the public reports for cardiac care are also provided in the article. It is an informative article that sheds light on different aspects of mandatory reporting, which makes it an excellent source for the project.
Romano, P. S., Marcin, J. P., Dai, J. J., et al. (2011). Impact of public reporting of coronary artery bypass graft surgery performance data on market share, mortality, and patient selection. Medical Care, 49(12):1118-1125. Retrieved April 9, 2021 from https://europepmc.org/article/med/22002641
The article builds on an evaluation of three different reports from a voluntary reporting program, the California coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) Mortality Reporting Program (CCMRP). The authors conduct an evaluation of the impact of three reports from the program on hospital mortality, hospital market share, and the selection of patients for CABG surgery. The evaluation concludes that releasing the voluntary program reports accounted for an increased market share for CABG surgery for hospitals with low mortality. There was no evidence for reduced mortality upon the reports' release, but hospitals with high mortality rates, as per the reports, witnessed reduced referrals. It is an important source as it highlights the effect or influence of public reporting and thus offering key takeaways for the project.
Kohn, L. T., Corrigan, J. M., & Donaldson, M. S. (2000). To Err is Human: Building a Safer Health System. National Academies Press, Washington DC.
The book provides an overview of the issue of medical errors, with an estimated 98,000 people dying from the occurrence of such medical incidents in hospitals. The authors point out the increased financial costs associated with the occurrence of medical errors during the delivery of care. The authors are quick to admit that mistakes may occur during the delivery of patient care but seek to find effective interventional measures at local, state, and national levels to curb the increasing cases of medical errors and thus mitigate its negative impact on the quality of care. It slightly touches on the project's topic, mandatary reporting, by pointing out concerns for legitimate liability by care providers as an impediment to reporting medical errors whenever they occur.
Shahian, D. M., Torchiana, D. F., Engelman, D. T., et al. (2019). Mandatory public reporting of cardiac surgery outcomes: The 2003 to 2014 Massachusetts experience. Journal of Thoracic Cardiovascular Surgery, 158(1):110-124. Retrieved April 9, 2021 from https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30772041/
The article provides an analysis of data from public reports submitted by 14 non-federal cardiac surgery programs in Massachusetts under the Society of Thoracic Surgeons National Database. The Massachusetts Data Analysis Center conducted a mandatory state-based analysis for public reporting with a special focus on CABG patients. According to the article, over the past 12 years of mandatory public reporting, the state of Massachusetts has recorded lower mortality among coronary artery bypass graft patients compared to the national rates. However, the analysis finds no correlation between mandatory public reporting and risk aversion. It makes for an excellent source for the project as it seeks to establish the impact of mandatory public reporting on patient outcome quality.
Halpin. H. A., Milstein. A, Shortell, S. M., Vanneman, M., Rosenberg, J. (2011). Mandatory public reporting of hospital-acquired infection rates: a report from California. Health Affiliations, 30(4):723-9. Retrieved April 9, 2021 from https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21471494/
The article posits that mandatory public reporting makes for one of the effective interventional measures for motivating healthcare facilities to improve the safety of patie...