Assessment of the burden of mandatory reporting of health care-associated infection using the National Healthcare Safety Network in Massachusetts.

An online survey was sent to 73 facilities in December 2010 to assess the time commitment, staff involvement, and methods used in reporting health care-associated infection (HAI) events through the National Healthcare Safety Network in Massachusetts. Of the 65 respondents, 45% reported electronically importing at least a portion of their data. Facilities that reported using electronic import spent fewer hours per week on data collection and entry than those performing manual data entry.