“because the proposed requirements do not channel additional resources to existing infection control programs the benefits are expected to be small.  In fact, the introduction of the additional measures that must be reported may actually divert resources from infection control activities to reporting activities at the hospitals.” 

This says it all......why add more paper pushing requirements that take the practioners away from the patients and projects that have been proven benefical?

“ While the verification of data could be costly, VDH does not plan to conduct data validation on the accuracy of the data reported.  In the absence of data validation, it is unclear how the proposed reporting requirements could be effectively enforced.”

................ and its data of questionable accuracy to boot!