Governmental Reforms are needed to ward of hospital infections in the United Sates

This time the government of the United States needs to tie up their belts and must take every possible step to clear infections in the major hospitals. On April 16th,2008 a report was released which stated clearly that 99,000 people die per year due to hospital infections in the US and that because the Government don’t introduce compulsory practices in hospitals to clear infections. The reports of the Government Accountability office stated that if the government could introduce some restrictions and prior rules to keep hospitals clean. Then it can reduce the future reimbursements because of growing infections and its after-effects.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services was strongly accused in the reports because of not synchronizing information across agencies and failing to implement suggested measures. Cynthia Bascetta, director for health issues at the Government Accountability Office claimed that the secretary of the HHS must administer and exercise his/her power to implement necessary reforms.

Experts pointed out that the hospital staffs and the administration are not paid sufficiently and not put under pressures to maintain cleanliness in the hospitals. Another cause is the growing popularity of new technologies and drugs that has weakened the infection prevention and effective care for patients. These must be countered by the US government.