[Regular inspections of hospitals by the public health service: nationwide representative data collection on structure, organization, and content in Germany].

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

In Germany, hospitals undergo routine inspections (RIs) by public health authorities in an occasion-independent manner for infection prevention and control (IPC). Structure and organization of RIs is at the discretion of respective public health authorities (PHAs) and can therefore differ between districts. This work aims to provide the first representative overview of structure, organization, and content of RIs by German PHAs.

Methods

As part of the PRO-OEGD project, representative data collection among all German PHAs was conducted between December 2023 and May 2024. Statistical analysis was performed using the chi-square, Fisher's, Mann-Whitney-, and Pearson-correlation tests.

Results

The response rate was 66% (248 of 377 PHAs). Results show many simil

SUBMITTER: Dornaika A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12764564 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature