Infection-control plan still not ready for publishing

A plan that would strengthen surveillance efforts against infections has had it's publishing date pushed back by the Department of Health and Human Services according to an article in Modern Healthcare. The plan, which "calls for five working groups to be led by various HHS agencies that will develop initiatives in areas the department has targeted for stronger surveillance efforts," was set to be published in the Federal Register last month. The article states that HHS had hoped to have it's plan finished before a new executive administration takes office.

"We are still in the internal stages," an email from an HHS spokeswoman read. "In the next month or so we hope to have it published."

For more information:
- check out this Modern Healthcare article [1]

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