"HAI" stands for<em> "Hospital-Acquired Infections." </em>It refers to the infections that patients get while they are under the care of a hospital facility. This is also called "nosocomial infections." One example of this is the "Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia" which a person manifests after 48 hours of being admitted in the facility.
Mandatory reporting is needed for HAI in order for the hospital to be<em> transparent </em>and to help hasten the surveillance methods. Therefore,<u> all instances of HAI should be properly documented.</u> The<em> "National Healthcare Safety Network"</em> closely monitors such occurrences because it can lead to high mortality rate.
