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Archived Becker's Infection Control & Clinical Quality E-Weeklies

September 22, 2014

• Unsterile equipment used at Abbott Northwestern | 5 OR cleaning checklists | 10 states with highest paid RNs | 125 great orthopedic programs
  

September 18, 2014

• 5 most deadly contagious diseases | Breaking down the Advocate-NorthShore merger | Changing culture to reduce HAIs | Severe respiratory virus now in 12 states
  

September 17, 2014

• 48 hospitals with lowest heart failure mortality | Broken alarm contributes to UCSD patient death | 10 exec moves | Inside America's busiest ER
  

September 16, 2014

• How fast can viruses contaminate buildings? | 6 latest stories on antibiotic use & resistance | Top 10 medical schools for primary care | Latest Ebola outbreak stories
  

September 15, 2014

• 6 questions great leaders ask | Sterilization issue postpones surgeries at Adena Regional | 5 patient safety lessons from other industries | 100 hospitals with great heart programs
  

September 11, 2014

• Hand hygiene edition: 4 hand hygiene education videos | Does peer presence impact HH adherence? | Ebola preparedness checklist | 20 hospital closures, bankruptcies
  

September 10, 2014

• What you should know about UV light disinfection | What insect's bacteria could replace antibiotics? | Long hospital stays increase infection risks | A case against local healthcare
  

September 9, 2014

• 13 most common HAIs | 10 cleanest Chicago hospitals, according to HCAHPS scores | How often are patients misdiagnosed? | Largest hospital layoffs of 2014
  

September 8, 2014

• [OR leadership edition] 6 CMO moves | 3 ways ORs can win back case volume | Which item is most often left in a surgical patient? | 8 cities with the highest readmission rates
  

September 4, 2014

• Hand hygiene edition: How MetroHealth improved HH, reduced HAIs 38% | Is a one-time HH education program enough? | Healthcare cloud services at risk for cyberattacks
  

September 3, 2014

• 50 hospitals with fastest patient aid | August's most-read infection control stories | 9 ways to make a bad decision | How does reporting sentinel events improve patient safety?
  

September 2, 2014

• Are US hospitals prepared for Ebola? 7 stats | ECRI's new robotic surgery educational series | 10 states with lowest physician pay | 17 exec moves
  

September 1, 2014

• OR leadership edition: What airline industry staple could improve OR safety? | 10 states with lowest RN pay | Why best practices don't matter
  

August 28, 2014

• Hand Hygiene Edition: August's most popular HH stories | 4 big-picture HH compliance strategies | Why CEOs shouldn't talk about culture
  

August 27, 2014

• Sandhills Regional in "immediate jeopardy" with CMS | MERS detection and tracking best practices | 60 things to know on healthcare reform | Guide to reducing Medicaid readmissions
  

August 26, 2014

• 5 great mistakes in healthcare | Are current MRSA control policies effective enough? | 68 Ebola scares in US hospitals | 20 exec moves
  

August 25, 2014

• OR leadership edition: 5 latest CNO moves | 2 SSI prevention strategies to master | Ebola environmental IC guidance | 6 layoffs
  

August 21, 2014

• Hand hygiene edition: Could your HH policies expose workers to high levels of triclosan? | Possible Ebola patient at Kaiser hospital | HH compliance survey
  

August 20, 2014

• Melrose-Wakefield Hospital fined $28k for unsafe practices | States' progress on colon surgery SSIs | Global Ebola pandemic unlikely | CHS hacked
  

August 19, 2014

• CMS issues Parkland Health "immediate jeopardy" warning | Reducing readmissions: 10 stories | Quality assurance program implementation kit | 11 recent exec moves
  

August 18, 2014

• OR Leadership Edition: 10% of hospitals don't require surgical checklists | 5 steps for leading through change | 7 stories on infection control & health IT
  

August 14, 2014

• Hand hygiene edition: Is HH or environmental cleaning more effective? | AHRQ's HAI prevention report | 24 leading women in healthcare
  

August 13, 2014

• How Allegheny Health Network reduced readmissions | AAAHC's emergency drill toolkit | 50 stats on costs per inpatient day | Is Epic interoperable?
  

August 12, 2014

• Possible anesthesia contamination at Penn. ASC | St. Luke's Bethlehem not safety compliant after patient jumps from window | 100 largest hospitals | 14 exec moves
  

August 11, 2014

• OR Leadership Edition: 6 CNO moves | 5 keys to keep top employees from quitting | Reduce SSIs with digital messaging to patients
  

August 7, 2014

• Hand hygiene edition: Can flashing lights or colored dispensers boost HH compliance? | Something deadlier than Ebola is already in your hospital | Register for our October ASC conference
  

August 6, 2014

• 2nd Ebola patient now at Emory | 62 hospitals with top nurse-patient communication | 3 patient satisfaction boosters | Why Apple, Epic, IBM will take over healthcare
  

August 5, 2014

• CDC's Ebola infection control guidance | New APIC guide to reduce CAUTIs | Could fabric be the answer to the HAI fight? | 10 most in-demand clinician specialties
  

August 4, 2014

• OR Leadership Edition: 7 stats on perioperative nurse pay | Making change stick in the OR | 4 latest layoffs
  

July 31, 2014

• Hand Hygiene Edition: July's 10 most popular HH stories | Fist bumps trump handshakes | How 2 hospitals improved medication safety | 12 recent exec moves
  

July 30, 2014

• Infection scare, canceled surgeries at Lakeland Regional | Engage patients in IC efforts | 26 controversial people in healthcare | Healthcare in war zones
  

July 29, 2014

• 10 recent MRSA studies, stories | HAI prevention e-book | OSHA cites SSM for improper infection control practices | The case for jerks in healthcare
  

July 28, 2014

• July Issue Now Online: 100 Patient Safety Benchmarks | Improving Health Outcomes at Cedars-Sinai | 50 Stats on State CAUTI Rates
  

July 24, 2014

• Hand Hygiene Edition: 4 Worst Practices for Hand Hygiene | Patients' Role in HH Efforts | 100 Hospital With Great Oncology Programs
  

July 23, 2014

• 47 Hospitals With Lowest Heart Failure Readmission Rates | 4th Infected Patient Dies at Greenville Health | 10 of Healthcare's Biggest Rivalries
  

July 22, 2014

• 7 Findings From Leapfrog's Hospital Safety Report | How Allina Health Saved $4M From Blood Use Management | 15 Most Expensive Cities for Primary Care
  

July 21, 2014

• OR Leadership Edition: 10 Recommendations to Prevent SSIs | 7 CNO Moves | 500+ People to Know in Healthcare
  

July 17, 2014

• Hand Hygiene Edition: 10 Expert-Recommended Hand Hygiene Practices | Legionella Found at UPMC Presbyterian | What Wayne Gretzky Can Teach Healthcare
  

July 16, 2014

• 36 Approaches to Reducing 9 Common Medical Errors | Star Rating System Coming to CMS 'Compare' Websites | How Some of America's Largest Companies are Shaking Up Healthcare
  

July 15, 2014

• Why One Hospital Thanks Ritz-Carlton for Low Readmission Rates | New C. Diff Drug in Trial | Case for Harshness in Healthcare | 4 Recent Layoffs
  

July 14, 2014

• OR Leadership Edition: Are Surgical Innovations Risky for Patients? | OR Briefings Improve Teamwork | 5 Questions Leaders Should Quit Asking
  

July 10, 2014

• Hand Hygiene Edition: Are HH Rates Affected by Auditor Presence? | How Germy Are Hospital Elevator Buttons? | Understanding The Joint Commission
  

July 9, 2014

• States' Progress in Reducing SSIs After Hysterectomy | Clorox Terminal Cleaning Tool Kit | The Importance of Reaching Out Post-ED Discharge | 3 Stats on Healthcare Consolidation
  

July 8, 2014

• How Quiet Kits Revolutionize the Patient Experience | WHO's TB Elimination Framework | 50 Top-Grossing Public Hospitals | 5 Tips for Social Media Success
  

July 7, 2014

• OR Leadership Edition: 4 Solutions for Slow OR Throughput | 5 Tips to Transition From Follower to Leader | Who is Healthcare's Jeff Bezos?
  

July 2, 2014

• 12 Recent Sepsis Stories, Studies | Inside the C. Diff Vaccine Focused on Prevention | New Mass. Law Establishes Patient Assignment Limits | 10 Exec Moves
  

July 1, 2014

• June's Top 10 Infection Control Stories | Multi-Pronged Approach to CLABSI Reduction | 50 Top-Grossing For-Profit Hospitals | 2015 Healthcare Spending Projections: 5 Things to Know
  

June 30, 2014

• OR Leadership Edition: 8 Tips for More OR Reliability | 3 Surgical Patients Die After Rare Infection at Greenville Health | 5 Tips for Transformational Leadership
  

June 26, 2014

• Hand Hygiene Edition: Hand Hygiene Compliance Low Among Anesthesia Providers | HH Patient Education Video Available | 30 Largest Nonprofit Health Systems
  

June 25, 2014

• Top 55 Hospitals for Patient Recommendations | App Provides Antimicrobial Use Guidelines | 150 Hospital Transactions | 15 Largest For-Profit Hospital Operators
  

June 24, 2014

• 14 Affected by Unusual Infection at Greenville Health | New MRSA-Fighting Drug | 15 Recent Layoffs | Many Physicians Regret Career Choice
  

June 23, 2014

• OR Leadership Edition: 5 Considerations for OR Optimization | What's the Key to Engaging Nurses? | 50 Largest For-Profit Hospitals
  

June 19, 2014

• Hand Hygiene Edition: 5 Hand Hygiene Observation Tools | New Hand Sanitizing Wipe | The $9B Company About to Revolutionize Healthcare | 50 Healthcare Lawsuits
  

June 18, 2014

• US Healthcare System Ranks Last | 4 Pillars of Patient Engagement | New CLABSI Prevention Guidance | 250 CEO Moves of 2014
  

June 17, 2014

• Zero Adverse Events: How Dignity Health Achieved a New Standard | 10 Most Impactful Inpatient Complications | New MRSA Guidelines | 50 Largest Nonprofit Hospitals
  

June 16, 2014

• OR Leadership Edition: 7 Recent SSI Stories, Studies | Physician Suspended for Sexting During Surgery | The "Surgical Home" Solution | 91 Layoffs This Year
  

June 12, 2014

• Hand Hygiene Edition: Award-Winning Hand Hygiene Video | 4 Safety Culture Lessons From GM's Ignition Switch Scandal | Which Hospital Has & What Makes a Great OB/GYN Dept? Seeking Comments
  

June 11, 2014

• National Time Out Day: Tips to Improve Implementation | 64 Hospitals With Lowest Pneumonia Readmission Rates | 6 APIC Infection Prevention Award Winners | Apple, Epic, Mayo Partner for Health App Platform
  

June 10, 2014

• How 3 Hospitals Reduced CLABSI Rates | 10 Cities With Least Happy Patients | CDC's Checklist for Antibiotic Stewardship Programs | 24 Exec Moves
  

June 9, 2014

• OR Leadership Edition: 10 Tips for Better Workflow | Do EHR OR Management Systems Impact Efficiency? | 100 Great Community Hospitals
  

June 5, 2014

• Hand Hygiene Edition: 5 Recent Hand Hygiene Findings | Covert vs. Overt Hand Hygiene Observers | 13 Executive Moves | Did CDC Investments in CLABSI Prevention Pay Off?
  

June 4, 2014

• CHE Trinity's 4 Steps to Implementing Evidence-Based Guidelines | 5 Recent Layoffs | Finger Prick Misuse Puts 300 at Infection Risk | 5 Pivotal Decisions in a Leader's Career
  

June 3, 2014

• Surgery Center Warns 1,100 of Infection Risk | Updated CAUTI Prevention Guidelines | Hand-Offs vs. Hand-Overs: Reducing Readmissions | 5 Hospitals That Eliminated Executive Positions
  

June 2, 2014

• OR Leadership Edition: 10 Best, Worst States for Nurses | Do Surgical Safety Checklists Reduce Complications? | Team Engagement Checklist | CEO Resigns Over EHR Fail
  

May 29, 2014

• Hand Hygiene Edition: May's 10 Most Popular Hand Hygiene Stories | Deadly Bacteria in UAB Hospital Water | 17 Hospital Executive Moves | 5 Things to Know About Co-Management Agreements
  

May 28, 2014

• 50 Stats on State CAUTI Rates | Possible Pertussis Exposure at a Kaiser Hospital | 10 Things to Know About the Alleged VA Cover-Up | What Infections Are Now More Common Than Staph?
  

May 27, 2014

• 100 Patient Safety Benchmarks | 10 Success Factors for the Future of Healthcare | 12 Recent Infection Control Findings | Priceline.com for Healthcare
  

May 22, 2014

• Hand Hygiene Edition: Can Real-Time Feedback Boost HH Compliance? | 900+ PeaceHealth Patients Possibly Exposed to Hepatitis C | 10 Hospital Credit Downgrades | IHI's Hand Hygiene Improvement Guide
  

May 21, 2014

• 3k Possibly Exposed to Hepatitis, HIV by Insulin Pen Misuse | 6 Recent Hospital Layoffs | AHRQ CRE Prevention Toolkit | 3 Infectious Disease Strategies to Reduce Risk
  

May 20, 2014

• 5 Tips for Care Quality Improvement | 100 Best Hospitals for Patient Engagement | Visual Guide to C. diff Prevention | Where Infectious Disease Specialists Add Value
  

May 19, 2014

• OR Leadership Edition: How to Keep Nurses Empowered & Invested | 4 Things You Must Do as a Leader | How North Shore-LIJ Boosts OR Patient Safety
  

May 15, 2014

• Hand Hygiene Edition: 100 Hand Hygiene All-Americans | 2 Fla. Hospital Workers Test Negative for MERS | Do Sanitizer Dispensers in ORs Boost HH Compliance?
  

May 14, 2014

• 8 Strategies to Prevent C. diff | 2nd US MERS Case Confirmed in Florida | 3 P's of CLABSI Reduction | Largest Ever HIPAA Fine Paid by NewYork-Presbyterian, Columbia
  

May 13, 2014

• Advocate Health's 5 Keys to Patient Safety | 15 Latest Infection Control Findings | 10 Things to Know About Our June Conference | How St. Francis Hospital Reached Zero CLABSIs
  

May 12, 2014

• OR Leadership Edition: Top 5 Ways to Recognize Nurses | 15 Strategies to Prevent SSIs | 10 Lowest-Scoring States for Safe Care
  

May 8, 2014

• Hand Hygiene Edition: 2 Breakthrough HH Compliance Devices | US MERS Patient Improving | 150 Great Places to Work in Healthcare
  

May 7, 2014

• May/June Issue Now Online: How to Reach a Zero-Infection Target | 50 Experts Leading the Patient Safety Field | 7 Elements of Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs
  

May 6, 2014

• Deadly Bacteria in UPMC Ice Machine | Texas Health Resources' New Quality Report | Innovation in Infection Control Q&A | Best, Worst States for Healthcare-Associated Mortality
  

May 5, 2014

• OR Leadership Edition: How Do Patient Overloads Impact Nurses? | Strategies to Zap Workplace Tension | Patient Flow Checklist
  

May 1, 2014

• Hand Hygiene Edition: How Much Disinfectant is Enough? | HH Observation Tool | 7 Negative EHR Implementation Outcomes
  

April 30, 2014

• 1804 Hospitals Earn "A" for Patient Safety | Combat HAIs With Robots: 2 Hospitals' Approaches | 4 Characteristics of a Strong Safety Culture | Reducing Patient Falls 35%
  

April 29, 2014

• 11 Tips to Reduce SSIs | What Has a 90% C. diff Cure Rate? | Indwelling Catheter Performance Checklist | Study: Emailing Hospital Execs Lowers Superbug Spread
  

April 28, 2014

• OR Leadership Edition | 5 Tips on Surgical Instrument Reprocessing | Surgical Staff Relationships' Role in Patient Safety | 3 Ways to Manage Labor Smarter
  

April 24, 2014

• Hand Hygiene Edition: 5 Adherence Strategies | Cameras to Monitor Hand Hygiene | ECRI-10 Top Safety Concerns | MRSA Spread
  

April 23, 2014

• Novant Health: 3 More Patients Potentially Exposed to Deadly Disease | 9 Most Common Medical Errors | 2014 Becker's Healthcare Leadership Award Winners Announced
  

April 22, 2014

• 10 Top Causes of Infection-Related Sentinel Events | Patient Blood Management Toolkit | 10 Facts on HCA
  

April 21, 2014

• Special Edition: OR Leadership | How UPMC Aligned Physicians to Lower Costs | AORN's Safer Perioperative Nurse Staffing Guidelines | 50% of OR Cancellations are Inpatients
  

April 17, 2014

• Special Hand Hygiene Edition: 5 Tips for Improving Hand Hygiene Compliance | CDC Hand Hygiene Posters in 6 Languages | 8 Things to Know About Incoming HHS Secretary Sylvia Mathews Burwell
  

April 16, 2014

• 6 Companies Developing C. Diff Solutions | 3 Tips to Prevent Cardiac SSIs From the Cleveland Clinic | FDA Approves 2 New Anti-MRSA Drugs for Use | 12 Things to Know About Mayo Clinic
  

April 15, 2014

• Summerlin Hospital Fined $40k for 8 TB Outbreak-Related Citations | MRSA Infection Severity Depends on Genes | 58% of Readmission Variation Not Due to Hospital Performance | Referrals Management: 5 Steps to Increasing Patient Retention
  

April 14, 2014

• Special Edition: OR Leadership | Transforming the OR to Survive the Big Squeeze | 8 Strategies for Perioperative Nurses to Improve Patient Safety | Medicare Releases Billing Records: 10 Quick Observations
  

April 10, 2014

• Updated CAUTI Prevention Guidelines for 2014 | Dignity Health St. Mary's Achieves Zero Harm in 6 Complication Categories | How Much Did the U.S. MRSA Rate Fall? | Meet the Winners & Losers of Accountable Care
  

April 9, 2014

• Special Hand Hygiene Edition: 10 Can't-Miss Reads on Hand Hygiene | Best Practices for Soft Surface Decontamination | 4 Hospital Executive Positions With the Highest Salary Raises
  

April 8, 2014

• Top 10 Infection Control Stories | 7 Statistics on Post-Sepsis Care Utilization | 5 Ways to Boost HCAHPS Scores | 7 Hospital Bankruptcies and Closures in 2014 Thus Far
  

April 7, 2014

• To Boost HCAHPS, Achieve Alignment | 100 Great Hospitals in America - 2014 | 85% of Nursing Procedures Performed May Not Be to Evidence-Based Standards | Do Resident Work Hour Reforms Improve Surgical Patient Safety?
  

April 3, 2014

• 50 Experts Leading the Field of Patient Safety | Restrictive Transfusions Reduce HAI Risk | Overworked Hospitalists Provide More Expensive, Less Efficient Care | 16 Hospital Executive Moves
  

April 2, 2014

• Special Hand Hygiene Issue: 96.5% Hand Hygiene Adherence With 'Patient-as-Observer' Method | 10 Most-Read Hand Hygiene Stories: March | 168 Hospitals in Some of America's Healthiest Counties
  

April 1, 2014

• 5 Barriers to MRSA Transmission Prevention | 9 Tips to Reduce the Risk of Pneumonia | 10 Things to Know About Clorox | When Pay for Performance Hits Hospital Employee Paychecks
  

March 31, 2014

• 17 Latest HAI Stats | 15 Top, Bottom Hospitals for Patient Safety | Daily Huddles Increase Success, Patient Safety | 50 Healthiest Counties in America
  

March 27, 2014

• 20 Tips to Prevent Medical Errors | New Vaccine Provides Sterilizing Immunity Against Staph | Researchers Develop Catheter That Eliminates Biofilm | 6 Hospital and Health System Layoffs
  

March 26, 2014

• Special Hand Hygiene Edition: 7 Stories, Studies on Hand Hygiene Compliance | Patient Safety Tool: PowerPoint for Hand Hygiene Education | New Partnership to Develop Hand Hygiene Compliance System | 14 Hospital and Health System Executive Moves
  

March 25, 2014

• Are Providers Obligated to Involve Patients in HAI Prevention? | More Contact Precautions Don't Improve Infection Control Practices | NAP1 Deadliest C. diff Strain | 7 Must-Have Skills for C-Suite Success
  

March 24, 2014

• Top 10 Conditions Targeted to Reduce Readmissions | How Hospitals Can Identify and Reduce Patient Suffering | 14 Recent Infection Control Findings | Call Cleveland Clinic, Get an Appointment the Same Day: How's That Possible?
  

March 20, 2014

• 38% of Sepsis Patients Given Inappropriate Treatment | AHRQ's Tool for Patient Engagement in Quality & Safety | 10 Leadership Strategies for a Complex World | Health System C-Suiters, Meet the Chief Population Health Officer
  

March 19, 2014

• Special Hand Hygiene Edition: How a No-Nonsense Hospital CEO Reached the Target of Zero Infections | 7 Patient-Centric Hand Hygiene Tools | Can Success be Attributed to a Single Leader? Study Suggests Yes
  

March 18, 2014

• 100 Infection Control Products to Know | Hospital Harms Most Deadly for Surgical Patients | Top 10 U.S. Cities for Healthcare | Learn From the Brightest Minds in Healthcare at Becker's Hospital Review's Conference- Early Reg End April 1!
  

March 17, 2014

• 100 Hospital and Health System CMOs to Know | Checklists Ineffective Without Appropriate Training | Top 10 Patient Safety Tools | Which Physicians Would Choose Their Specialty Again?
  

March 13, 2014

• 4,200 South Nassau Patients Alerted to Potential Blood Contamination | When Hospitals Share Data, Who Benefits? | Guidelines for Intervention Planning and Reporting | Narrow Networks: Higher Quality, Lower Cost a Myth
  

March 12, 2014

• Special Hand Hygiene Edition | Top 10 Hand Hygiene Tools | Hand Hygiene Research Roundup | 10 Best U.S. Cities for Healthcare
  

March 11, 2014

• 9 Statistics on Pediatric C. diff | 'Multidrug Resistant' Varies in Meaning Among Healthcare Workers | Cooley Dickenson Fined for Hazardous Waste Violations | 40 of the Smartest People in Healthcare
  

March 10, 2014

• Feb./March Issue Now Online: The Road to Eliminating HAIs | High-Price Doesn't Mean High-Quality for Hospitals | When Readmissions Programs Fail, What's Next?
  

March 6, 2014

• 7 Keys to Antimicrobial Stewardship | Paper Gowns Beat Cloth in Infection Prevention | Antimicrobial Stewardship Program Checklist | 40 of the Smartest People in Healthcare
  

March 5, 2014

• Special Hand Hygiene Issue: 20% of U.S. Hospitals Missing Hand Hygiene Stations | Hand Hygiene Booster Compliance Checklist | Disinfecting Shared Surfaces: Avoiding a Tragedy of the Commons
  

March 4, 2014

• Can Observation Fix Hand Hygiene? | 20% of Medical Students Report Sharps Injuries | Patient Safety Awareness Week 2014: Tools to Prevent Diagnostic Errors | 5 Findings on CEO Transformation Plans
  

March 3, 2014

• 8 Statistics on Drug Shortages | Stethoscopes: New Culprit in HAI Transmission | Overburdening Nurses Ups Patient Mortality 7% Per Extra Patient | CDC Confirms VRSA
  

February 27, 2014

• How to Run a Hospital - Without Water: A West Virginia Story | Infection Control Plan for Outpatient Oncology | PCMH Quality No Better Than Standard Model | Brightest Minds in Healthcare Headed to Chicago
  

February 26, 2014

• Hand Hygiene Edition: 3 Questions for Hand Hygiene Compliance Monitoring | 2 Hand Hygiene Tools | 5 Roadblocks for Organizational Change | A Simple Solution to a Multi-Billion Dollar Problem
  

February 25, 2014

• 6 Answers on Benchmarking | EPIC: 22% of Ambulatory EMR Market | 6 Things to Know About the ASC Market | Physicians: Reluctant Hospital Employees?
  

February 24, 2014

• SSI Rates: Hospitals vs. ASCs | 7 Tips for Improvement Support | Top 10 Patient Safety Tools | Are Large Hospital Systems Best for Value-Based Care?
  

February 20, 2014

• Connecticut VA Cited for OR Sanitation, Staffing Problems | 6 Stats on SSIs at ASCs | Reporting Data and Preserving Patient Privacy | 14 Findings on Hospital Reputation and Patient Experience
  

February 19, 2014

• Special Hand Hygiene Edition: Eliminating HAIs at Cedars-Sinai | What Tanks Hand Hygiene Compliance? | Evidence-Based Hand Hygiene Collaboration: Best Practices
  

February 18, 2014

• SSI Best Predictor of Surgical Readmissions | 97% Checklist Completion Using Team Timeout | Infections Speed Mental Decline in Elderly | 3 Tips to Happier Employees
  

February 17, 2014

• Well-Child Visits May Cause 780,000 Influenza Visits | Top 10 Patient Safety Tools | MRSA Drug Prescribing Unimproved With Better Diagnostics | Seeking Feedback on the E-Weekly
  

February 13, 2014

• 18 Exposed to Fatal Brain Disease | 9 Stats on Infection Prevention in ICUs | NPSF Announces New Strategic Plan, Vision | 8 Healthcare Trends to Watch in 2014
  

February 12, 2014

• Hand Hygiene Edition: 5 Factors Associated With Hand Hygiene Compliance | 24% Carry C. diff After Handwashing | 10 Patient Safety Tools on Hand Hygiene
  

February 11, 2014

• Duke Outbreak Traced to In-House Compounding Facility | Patient Experience Doesn't Predict Surgical Outcomes | 10 Findings on Nurse Job Satisfaction | 12 Insights Into Great Leadership
  

February 10, 2014

• What to Know About Avoiding Readmissions Penalties | 7 Stats on ASC Quality | EMRs' Negative Impacts on Communication | CIO of the Year Ed Marx
  

February 06, 2014

• 5 Tips for Better Safety Culture | NDNQI Winners Share Nursing Secrets | Medical Errors Worst for Kids With Chronic Conditions | Hospitalist Self-Assessment Guide
  

February 05, 2014

• Jan./Feb. Issue Now Online: Top 10 Patient Safety Issues for 2014 | 5 Joint Commission Hospital Accreditation Mistakes to Avoid | A Look Inside One of the Country's Safest Hospitals
  

February 04, 2014

• 'Aggressive' Care Lowers Hip Replacement Mortality | Will No Medicaid Expansion Cause Preventable Deaths? | When Crossing Professional Boundaries Saves Lives | Superbowl Nets $364k in Donations for San Francisco, Seattle Children's Hospital
  

February 03, 2014

• 4 Detroit Hospitals Issue TB Alert | 15 Stats on National HAC Distribution | 9 Stats on Hospital Cost vs. Hospital Quality | Healthcare Dominates U.S. News' "Best Jobs" List
  

January 30, 2014

• Online Reviews: How Much Do They Matter? | California HMOs Under Scrutiny | 5 Critical Care Practices to Avoid | Man Found Dead After 8-Hour ER Wait
  

January 29, 2014

• Botched Scope Cleaning Puts 100 Kids at Risk of Infection | 13 Most Common Inpatient Surgeries | Does Race Affect Medical Dialogue? | 15 Stats on Inpatient Hospitalization Costs
  

January 28, 2014

• Checklists Put Patients at Ease | High-Volume Joint Replacement Hospitals See Highest Readmissions | Skip Hot Water for Handwashing | 7 Predications on Physician Payment Medicare Data Release
  

January 27, 2014

• 6 Stats on Decline of Adverse Events | More Geriatric Patients? Better Outcomes | Tool: Improving ICU Communication | 3 Tips to Keep Emotion Out of Strategic Planning
  

January 23, 2014

• Wisconsin Hospitals Up Quality, Save $45.6M | 6 Steps to Reduce HAI Transmission Through Attire | Insurance Status Linked to Likelihood of Transfer | 10 Articles on Surgical Quality
  

January 22, 2014

• 6 Stats on Arthroplasty SSI Readmissions | Hospitals With More Sepsis Have Lower Sepsis Mortality | 25 Hospitals With Highest Value-Based Purchasing Scores | 260 Hospitals Named to Healthgrades List
  

January 21, 2014

• Improving Population Health | High-Volume Hospitals More Likely to Discharge Patients Home | 40% of Foreign Nurses Report Discrimination | Nurse Education and Value-Based Care
  

January 20, 2014

• D+ For U.S. Emergency Care | Top 10 Patient Safety Tools | OSHA Launches Healthcare Worker Safety Resources | It's Not Easy to Engage Patients, Even for ACOs
  

January 16, 2014

• Getting to Zero: Preventing Medical Errors | 9 Patient Safety Tools | Slow Quality Gains for Patient-Centered Medical Homes | 10 Up-and-Coming Healthcare Jobs for 2014
  

January 15, 2014

• 9 Statistics on HAI Costs | 80% Medication Adherence Lowers Readmission Risk | 9 Recent Quality Findings | The True Cost of Care: Pursing Value-Driven Outcomes
  

January 14, 2014

• A Look Inside One of the Country's Safest Hospitals | 86% of Nurses Skip Some Care | Leapfrog Grades Favor Participating Hospitals | 10 Most-Read Quality Articles
  

January 13, 2014

• 10 Readmissions Stories | 7 Ideas for Improving Sepsis Managment | Power Struggles in Patient Safety Walkarounds | Top 10 Patient Safety Tools Jan. 6-10
  

January 9, 2014

• More Dual Eligibles? More Readmissions | 10 Fastest Growing Conditions in U.S. Hospitals | Accountable Care Linked to Lower Inpatient Use | 1 to 2 Health System/Hospital CEOs, CFOs and CIOs Sought For CEO Roundtable
  

January 8, 2014

• 14 Stats on Readmission Reduction Efficacy | CMS Accepting 2014 Quality Strategy Comments | Sleep Deprived Nurses May Regret Decisions | 100 Most Expensive Hospitals
  

January 7, 2014

• 364 Hospitals Have Above-Average Readmission Rates | Joint Commission: 2014 National Patient Safety Goals | U.S. Sees Largest CRE Outbreak Ever | Stock Market Losses Lead to Higher Admissions, Costs
  

January 6, 2014

• When Readmission Programs Fail, What's Next? | 8 Findings on Care Quality Measures | Top 10 Patient Safety Tools | Finding Clinical Value in the EHR
  

January 2, 2014

• 5 Healthcare Quality Trends for the Future | Improving the OR Bottom Line | 15 Most-Read Stories on Management, Leadership & Strategy | Network With the 100+ Best Minds in Hospital Leadership at the 5th Annual Meeting
  

December 31, 2013

• 2013's Most-Read Quality Stories | 9 Latest Quality Report Cards | Top 10 Patient Safety Tools | Hospital Review's 10 Most-Read Stories of 2013
  

December 30, 2013

• 5 Predictions for the Future of Quality | 59 Test Positive for Hospital-Acquired TB | Breaking Down the Provider-Patient Barrier | 2013's Biggest Healthcare Sustainability Stories
  

December 26, 2013

• 6 Stories, Studies on Patient Satisfaction | New Vaccine for Staph, Drug-Resistant MRSA | BCBS ACO Model Improves Pediatric Quality | Top 10 Physician Complaints
  

December 23, 2013

• 9 Stats on Wait Times, Satisfaction | 14 Recent Quality Findings | Top 10 Patient Safety Tools | Healthcare in 2014: Key Priorities for the Year Ahead
  

December 19, 2013

• Reduce Readmissions: How to Avoid Penalties | 8 Stories on Antimicrobial Stewardship | Should Physicians Accept Blame? | 5 Predictions for Value-Based Care in 2014
  

December 18, 2013

• 6 Steps to High-Performance Culture | CMS Adds Joint Replacement Data | Patient Engagement Not a Safety Solution | 10 Challenges, Opportunities for Hospitals in 2014
  

December 17, 2013

• 6 Predictions for Care Teams of the Future | C.diff, MRSA Data on Hospital Compare | Top 10 Quality Articles | 23 Findings on Consumer-Hospital Relationships
  

December 16, 2013

• 6 Stats on Readmission Costs | Top 10 Patient Safety Tools | Quality Reporting: 9 Stories | 8 Steps for Change Management
  

December 12, 2013

• 6 Stats on HAI Costs | Tool: EHR Security Risk Analysis | HCUP: 32% Increase in Septicemia | 5 Hand Hygiene Stories
  

December 11, 2013

• Physician Quality Data: 94% of States Earn D, F | 3 Salary Stats for Quality Professionals | 6 Medication Safety Best Practices | 56 Hospitals Best at Pain Management
  

December 10, 2013

• 11 Hospitals With Quality-Transparent Websites | 5 Stats on 2013's Declining Readmission Rate | 10 Biggest Hospital Stories of 2013 | HAIs in the Hospital: 10 Stats
  

December 9, 2013

• Dec. Issue Now Online: 5 Ways to Combat Change Fatigue | Developing a Successful Remote Patient Monitoring Program | 10 Most-Identified Sentinel Root Causes | HAIs Cost US $147B Annually
  

December 5, 2013

• MacArthur "Genius" on Readmission Revolution | Technician Gets 39 Years for Giving Patients Hep. C | 5 Costliest Drugs for Medicare | A Global Perspective on Healthcare
  

December 4, 2013

• Top 10 Patient Safety Issues for 2014 | Leapfrog Names 2013 Top Hospitals | 12 Recent Developments in Infection Control | Hospital Prices Back in Spotlight
  

December 3, 2013

• Mental Health Integration: What's the Holdup? | Top 10 Quality Articles | 3 Benefits of Checklists | Will Personalized Medicine Increase Costs?
  

December 2, 2013

• Smartphones May Spread HAIs | 3 Principles for Antibiotic Prescription | Visions of the Healthcare Landscape
  

November 27, 2013

• Baylor Scott & White on Improvement | 54% Decrease in MRSA | Observation Status Costlier Than Admission | 62 Hospitals With the Lowest Pneumonia Mortality
  

November 26, 2013

• CDC: Progress in HAI Reduction | Top 10 Quality Articles | 6 Elements of Great Medication Adherence Programs | Tool: Educational Materials Assessment
  

November 25, 2013

• 11 Observations on the PPACA | Top 10 Patient Safety Tools | A Solution to Antibiotic Resistance? | The Trouble With Variation
  

November 21, 2013

• One Thing No Hospital Can Ignore | $44B in Drug Savings? | Tool: Reduce C. diff Through Antimicrobial Stewardship | How Transparency Changes Patient Perspectives
  

November 20, 2013

• 12 HIT Initiatives for Chronic Conditions | CDC's Antibiotics Week | Personalized Heart Care and Quality | When Physicians Share: Data Exchange and Quality
  

November 19, 2013

• Patient-Centered vs. Patient-Driven Care | HAIs Cost in Cardiac Readmissions | Top 10 Quality Articles | 6 Tips for Change Management
  

November 18, 2013

• Baylor, Sutter Win Baldrige | Top 10 Patient Safety Tools | Emergency Provider Hand Hygiene Only 13% | 25 Largest Children's Hospitals
  

November 14, 2013

• Can Google Extend Primary Care? | 10 Barriers to Medication Adherence | Kaiser Permanente CEO: 3 Leadership Tips
  

November 13, 2013

• 63 Best Hospitals in Medication Explanation | 14 High-Readmissions Procedures | 'Treating' Poverty, Improving Quality? | Webinar: Evidence-Based Management
  

November 12, 2013

• 4 Ways to Mitigate Discharges Against Medical Advice | 300 Hospital Leaders to Know | Telehealth Implementation Toolkit | Top 10 Quality Stories
  

November 11, 2013

• 7 Predictions for CINs | Top 10 Patient Safety Tools | 7 Characteristics of Adverse Drug Events | 20 Most Frequent Inpatient Procedures
  

November 7, 2013

• 5 Tips for Community Hospital Survival | Tools for Reducing CLABSI | Obesity Linked to C. diff | Sleep-Deprived Surgeons Do Just Fine
  

November 6, 2013

• 19% Rise in Inpatient Days by 2025 | Avoid Checklist Fatigue: 5 Tips | Drug Shortage Assessment Checklist | 3 Ways to Fix the Primary Care Shortage
  

November 5, 2013

• 5 Steps to Reduce Inappropriate Admissions | Medication Error Reduction Scorecards | Top 10 Health Tech Hazards | $23M Paid to Deceased Medicare Beneficiaries
  

November 4, 2013

• 77% Increase in Top Performer Hospitals | Top 10 Patient Safety Tools | 3 Points on Discussing Clinicians' Errors | 9 ACO Implementation Challenges
  

October 31, 2013

• Pre-Glove Hand Hygiene a Waste of Time? | 4 CMS Quality Reporting Tips | Safe Injection Brochure | "Other Skills and Services": A Hospital Evolution
  

October 30, 2013

• Hospitals With Shortest ED Wait Times | 4 QI Strategies | IHI: QI Improvement Course | 4 Tips for Managing High-Acuity Procedure Risk
  

October 29, 2013

• 4 Tips for Survey-Compliant Infection Prevention | ASC Surgery Checklists | $9.2M Penalty for Bridgeport Hospital | Q&A With Dr. Ira Williams: Preventing Needless Deaths
  

October 28, 2013

• California Hospitals Fined $750k | Top 10 Patient Safety Tools | Leapfrog Fall 2013 Hospital Grades Out | Medicare Price Cuts: Will They Lead to Fewer Beds?
  

October 24, 2013

• 10 Major Infection Control Stories From 2013 | NCQA's State of Healthcare Positive | 47% Increase in C.diff | 16 Stats on CEO Compensation
  

October 23, 2013

• 10 Ways to Prevent Patient Infection for International IP Week | How Can Hospitals Lower Heart Disease Costs? | 51 Stats on Ambulatory Admissions
  

October 22, 2013

• 5 Steps to Handling a Sentinel Event | Handwashing and HAIs: What's Holding Us Back? | Tool: Cross-Continuum Improvement Guide | 14 Recent Infection Control Findings
  

October 21, 2013

• 6 CMOs on Process Improvement | Top 10 Patient Safety Tools | 70% of Sign-Outs Missing Info | 10 Ways to Boost Medication Adherence |
  

October 17, 2013

• | 50 Hospitals With Lowest Heart Failure Mortality | 8 Prescription Variability Stats | 13 Steps to Assessing Safety Culture | 5 Volume to Value Issues for CEOs | |
  

October 16, 2013

• | 10 Hand Hygiene Tools | CEO Pay Not Tied to Quality | Nurse Perception Influences Quality | 43 Stats on Managed Care Satisfaction |
  

October 15, 2013

• When Are Surgical Checklists Effective? | Patient Safety Tool: Preventing Falls | Financial Incentives Improve Hand Hygiene Compliance | 4,000 Clicks Per Shift: The ED EMR Burden |
  

October 14, 2013

• 3 QI Strategies From Joint Commission CEO | Top 10 Patient Safety Tools | 31 Stats on Preventable Hospitalizations | 8 Recently Formed ACOs |
  

October 10, 2013

• 5 Key ASC Specialties to Add in 2014 | How to Make Your ASC a Physician Magnet | Critical ASC Business Sessions & Networking-8 Spots Left for Oct. Conf. | 15 Quality Metrics for GI/Endoscopy at ASCs |
  

October 09, 2013

• Insurance Predicts Care Quality | 50 Stats on Costliest Patients | 48% CLABSI Reduction With CDC Tools | National Collaborative Manual to Eliminate HAIs |
  

October 08, 2013

• Adverse Events Account for 10% of Hospitalizations Worldwide | 100 Surgery Center Benchmarks | Top 10 Patient Safety Tools | CEO Strategy Roundtable Nov. 14 |
  

October 07, 2013

• HAIs Cost Society $147B | 200 Hospital Benchmarks | 50% of EDs Lack Standardized Handoffs | The Power of the Checklist in ASC Safety Culture |
  

October 04, 2013

• 5 Accreditation Mistakes to Avoid | Top 10 Adverse Drug Event Causes | Patient Handoff Form | Involving Patients in Hand Hygiene |
  

October 02, 2013

• 11 Reasons for Hand Hygiene Noncompliance | 5 Ways to Avoid Quality Project Burnout | 3 Resources to Prevent Dialysis Infection | 130 Women Hospital & Health System Leaders |
  

September 30, 2013

• 6 Ways to Properly Reprocess Endoscopes | 5 Hand Hygiene Compliance Factors | 10 Patient Safety Tools | Early Registration Discounts for Becker's CEO Strategy Roundtable End Today!
  

September 27, 2013

• Top 10 Sentinel Events | 8 CLABSI Reduction Lessons | Kaiser Permanente's Infection Control "Plus" Measures | Early Registration Discounts for Becker's CEO Strategy Roundtable End in 3 Days!
  

September 25, 2013

• 12 Recent Infection Control Findings | Advocate Sherman's Readmission Reduction Journey | CUSP Family Engagement Toolkit | What Can Leaders Do to Support Patient-Driven Care? Find out at Becker's CEO Strategy Roundtable Nov. 14 - Register Now!
  

September 23, 2013

• 10 Patient Safety Tools | Medical Error Deaths 4.5x More Likely Than IOM Estimate | Top 50 Hospitals for Nurse Communication | What Can Leaders Do to Support Patient-Driven Care? Find out at Becker's CEO Strategy Roundtable Nov. 14 - Register Now!
  

September 20, 2013

• 2 Cardiovascular Discharge Checklists | 7 Northeast Health Systems Form Quality Alliance | 22 Observations on ASCs | 12 CEOs to Share Insights at Becker's CEO Strategy Roundtable Nov. 14 - Register Now!
  

September 18, 2013

• 9 Keys to Building Clinically Integrated Networks | C. diff Rate Nearly Doubles | 50 Things to Know About ACOs | 5 Takeaways on Reducing Readmissions |
  

September 16, 2013

• 35 Readmission, ED Visit Statistics | 5 Data Analysis Best Practices | 4 HAI, Facility Design Findings | 10 Patient Safety Tools
  

September 13, 2013

• 40 Patient Satisfaction Statistics | The Rise of the Chief Experience Officer | 2 CAUTI Prevention Toolkits | Study: Pay-for-Performance Works in Small Practices
  

September 11, 2013

• Sept. Issue Now Online: 100 Patient Safety Benchmarks | 9 Best Practices to Implement Evidence-Based Guidelines | 4 Tips for Transparent Medical Error Disclosure
  

September 9, 2013

• 10 CAUTI Reduction Barriers, Solutions | 4 Staff Behaviors Help Lower Readmission Risk | Happier Nurses Mean Better Patient Outcomes | Top 10 Patient Safety Tools
  

September 6, 2013

• 10 Stats on Hand Hygiene Attitudes | 7 Elements of a Friendly Error-Reporting Environment | 100% of Student Nurses See Infection Control Lapses | Patient Safety Tool: Health Worker Immunization Toolkit
  

September 4, 2013

• HAIs Cost U.S. $9.8B Annually | Implementing Safe Surgery Checklists | Quality Improvement Makes Financial Sense | Top 10 Patient Safety Tools
  

August 30, 2013

• 10 Most Challenging Joint Commission Requirements | Patient Safety Tool: Healthcare Teamwork & Communication Toolkit | How Are Physician Productivity & Quality Related? | Who Has the Best Hand Hygiene?
  

August 28, 2013

• ECRI Institute Q&A: Meeting the PSO Requirement | What Children's Hospitals Can Teach About Patient Experience | Patient Safety Tool: 3 Surgical Error Analysis Forms | Needlestick Injuries Cost $1B
  

August 26, 2013

• Healthcare Quality: Glass Half Empty or Full? | Recording Instructions Cuts Readmissions 15% | 5-Part Hand Hygiene Strategy Improved Compliance | Top 10 Patient Safety Tools
  

August 23, 2013

• 21 Recent Readmission Findings | Get Clued in to Patient Experience for Bottom-Line Results | Patient Safety Tool: VTE Prevention Guide | Top 51 Hospitals Patients Would Recommend
  

August 21, 2013

• Clinical Performance Self-Assessment | AHRQ Names Dr. Richard Kronick Director | Patient Safety Tool: Working With Family Caregivers | Study: Surgical Risk Calculator Predicts Outcomes
  

August 19, 2013

• 3 Health System CEOs Share Quality Improvement Lessons | Patient Safety Tool: Teach-Back Cards | Study: Chlorhexidine Before Surgery Can Save $3B Annually | Top 10 Patient Safety Tools
  

August 14, 2013

• 100 Patient Safety Benchmarks | Retained Surgical Items Drain Hospital Finances | Patient Safety Tool: AORN's Surgical Checklist | 3 Phases of Healthcare Waste Management in Emergencies
  

August 12, 2013

• 5 Interventions for SSI Reduction | Top 10 Patient Safety Tools | Inpatient Catheter Infections Not Reduced With PICCs | Quality Measures in the IPPS Rule: Proposed vs. Final
  

August 9, 2013

• 9 Best Practices for Implementing Evidence-Based Guidelines | CMS Responds to Readmission Measure Critiques | Patient Safety Tool: HAI Prevention Roadmap | 43% of Medication Errors Due to Admin Error
  

August 7, 2013

• 10 Key Quality Provisions in IPPS Rule | CMS to Fine Hospitals $227M for Readmissions | Patient Safety Tool: 4 Hospital Transition Guides | 11 Recent Hand Hygiene Findings
  

August 5, 2013

• Top 7 Surgical Safety Challenges | 4 Changes Beat Hand Hygiene Campaign Fatigue | HAI Antibiotic Resistance Higher Than CDC Says | Top 10 Patient Safety Tools
  

August 2, 2013

• 4 Tips for Transparent Medical Error Disclosure | 4 Top Reasons Change Initiatives Fail | Is Hand Hygiene Before Gloving Necessary? | Patient Safety Tool: Crisis Standards of Care Toolkit
  

July 31, 2013

• 5 Factors That Reduce SSIs | Readmissions Dilemma: Admit or Observe? | Patient Safety Tool: Developing a Just Culture | Study: Better Hand Hygiene Reduces S. Aureus Transmission
  

July 29, 2013

• 4 Simple Patient Safety Interventions | 8 Ways to Make Hospital Stays Restful | Patient Safety Tool: CAUTI Reduction Guide | Top 10 Patient Safety Tools
  

July 26, 2013

• 3 Steps to Reduce CAUTIs | 48 Quietest Hospitals | Patient Safety Tool: Understanding the Science of Safety | CLABSI Rates Higher in Pediatric Outpatients Than Inpatients
  

July 24, 2013

• 9 Key Skills of a Healthcare Quality Leader | 6 Surgical Quality Improvement Lessons | Patient Safety Tool: Heart Failure Discharge Guide | Study: Hand Hygiene Compliance Not Linked to Workload
  

July 22, 2013

• 3 Steps From Surgical Data to Better Quality | Patient Safety Tool: Ambulatory Care Infection Prevention in Disasters | 4 E's of Engaging Physicians in a Change Initiative | Top 10 Patient Safety Tools
  

July 19, 2013

• 9 SSI Surveillance Tips | 6 Steps to Cut Heart Failure Readmissions | Patient Safety Tool: Quality Improvement Spread Module | Study: Pay-for-Performance Improves Quality
  

July 17, 2013

• 5 Strategies for Basic Infection Control Practices | 8 Examples of Progress on the National Quality Strategy | Patient Safety Tool: Infection Control Assessment | 25 Largest Nonprofit Hospital Systems
  

July 15, 2013

• Top 10 Patient Safety Tools | Advocate Saves $3.4M via Blood Management | Study: Strong Safety Culture Tied to Good Outcomes | 25 Healthcare Leaders Under 40
  

July 12, 2013

• 5 Overused Medical Treatments | Guide to eRx Incentive Program | Healthier Patients Rate Hospitals Higher | 50 Hospitals With the Lowest 30-Day Heart Attack Readmission Rates
  

July 10, 2013

• 5 Time-Out Tips for Safe Surgery | 4 Strategies to Engage Patients | Program Cut Readmissions by More Than 50% | Patient Safety Tool: Nutrition Toolkit for Hospitals
  

July 8, 2013

• Ultimate Hospital Dashboard | 7 Best Practices for EHR Safety | Most Patient Complaints Cite Lack of Patient-Centered Care | Preop Decontamination Reduced SSI Risk 30%
  

July 5, 2013

• New ASC Quality Reporting Specifications Manual | Axing Glove Mandate Improved Hand Hygiene | Patient Safety Tool: Dialysis Station Disinfection Checklist | How to Build Regional Collaborations to Enhance Stroke Care
  

July 3, 2013

• Addressing Quality Across the Care Continuum | Rising Above Competition by Reengineering the Patient Experience | HHS Releases Final HIT Safety Plan | Patient Safety Tool: VTE Prevention Guide
  

July 1, 2013

• 10 Patient Safety Checklists | 4 Essentials for Population Health, Accountable Care | 50 Largest Nonprofit Hospitals | Get an Edge in Patient Experience With Sentiment Analysis
  

June 28, 2013

• 20 Next Steps to High-Quality Care | 7 Ways to Enhance Patient Safety | Joint Commission Develops Alarm Safety Goal | 100 Great Community Hospitals
  

June 26, 2013

• 49 Cleanest Hospitals | 7 Alarm Management Strategies | 5 Steps to Boost Customer Service | Speakers Sought for Becker's Hospital Review 5th Annual Meeting
  

June 24, 2013

• 8 Hand Hygiene Changes More Than Double Compliance | Speakers Sought for Becker's Hospital Review 5th Annual Meeting | Infection Risk Improvement Plan Tips | Patient Safety Tool: MRSA Elimination Guide
  

June 21, 2013

• 30 Strategies for Top 10 Safety Issues | Speakers Sought for Becker's Hospital Review 5th Annual Meeting | Healthcare Executives' Top 5 Patient Safety, Quality Concerns | Survey: 1 in 5 Surgeries May Be Unnecessary

June 19, 2013

• 7 Steps to a Patient-Centered Culture | Speakers Sought for Becker's Hospital Review 5th Annual Meeting | How to Reduce HAIs Through Education | Patient Safety Tool: Assertive Statement Training
  

June 14, 2013

• Avoiding "Teaching to the Test" for HCAHPS | 3 Tips to Improve Patient Safety | Mayo Clinic: 5 Ways to Improve Quality | States' Progress in Reducing CLABSIs
  

June 12, 2013

• 13 Ways to Reduce Hospital Noise | Overlooking This HAI Source Could Cost Millions | 4 Tips to Increase Patient Safety | Patient Safety Tool: CDC's Patient Notification Toolkit
  

June 10, 2013

• 4 Elements of Successful Clinical Redesign | 4 Strategies for Quality Data Integrity | Study: 15% of Endoscopes Are Dirty | Population Health Partnership Checklist
  

June 7, 2013

• 7 HAI Focus Areas in National Action Plan | 5 Reasons ORs Score Low on Quality | Patient Safety Tool: Severe Sepsis Bundles | 10 Findings on Healthcare Quality, Cost
  

June 5, 2013

• 57 Hospitals With the Best Physician Communication | 4 Ways Cleveland Clinic Improved Patient Experience | Hospitals Avoid 4k Readmissions | Study: HCA Cuts MRSA Rates 37%
  

May 29, 2013

• Creating an ACTIVE Infection Prevention Program | 4 Post-Tornado Lessons on Disaster Prep | Study: Shared Decision-Making Raises Costs | 8 Hospitals Awarded for HAI Reduction
  

May 24, 2013

• Making Hand Hygiene Personal | 7 Tips to Optimize Quality Measures | 6 Steps to a Workforce Strategy for Patient-Centered Care | Patient Safety Tool: Severe Sepsis Audit Tool
  

May 22, 2013

• 4 Common Quality Reporting Misconceptions | CMS: 11 Discharge Planning Best Practices | North Shore-LIJ Audits Time Outs | 28 Patient Experience Strategy Statistics
  

May 20, 2013

• Granular Data Drives Hand Hygiene Compliance | How to Prepare for a CMS Survey | 5 ASC Leaders on Improving Patient Experience | How is Healthcare Quality vs. Other Industries?
  

May 17, 2013

• 20 Quality Measures Worsening Most Rapidly | 5 Patient Safety Program Must-Haves | Natural Disaster Prep 101 | 8 Steps Improve Hand Hygiene Compliance 540%
  

May 15, 2013

• 10 Statistics on State of Healthcare Quality | 4 Goals to Cut Clinical Variance | Bridging Quality & Finance Silos | Patient Safety Tool: Pressure Ulcer Prevention Guide
  

May 13, 2013

• 10 Best States for Safe Hospitals | 7 High Reliability Principles From Nuclear Industry | 4 Ways to Promote Customer Satisfaction | Robotic Surgery Checklist Cuts Readmissions 74%
  

May 10, 2013

• 10 Procedures With Highest Readmission Rates | 7 Steps to Population Health | 6 Nursing Communication Best Practices | Patient Safety Tool: Glucose Control to Reduce SSIs Toolkit
  

May 8, 2013

• 4 Steps From Good to Great Patient Experience | 5 Best Practices for Using Yelp to Attract Patients | Study: Better Hand Hygiene Didn't Alter HAI Rates | 5 Findings on Nurses & Quality for National Nurses Week
  

May 6, 2013

• May Issue Now Online: 50 Patient Safety Experts | The Secret to Better Infection Control Compliance | 10 Most Common Sentinel Events
  

May 3, 2013

• 5 High Reliability Organization Traits | Driving Out Clinical Variation | Survey: Patient Satisfaction May Depend More on Personal Than Medical Skills | Patient Safety Tool: VAP Prevention Guide
  

May 1, 2013

• 5 Hand Hygiene Engagement Tactics | New Hospital-Acquired Condition Reduction Program | Patient Safety Tool: 2 Preop Bathing Fliers | Registration Ends Today for 4th Annual Meeting!
  

April 29, 2013

• 4 Keys to Safety Project Buy-in | Cut Medical Errors by Crew Resource Management | Patient Safety Tool: Care Transition Guide | Registration Ends Wed. for 4th Annual Meeting!
  

April 25, 2013

• 4 Hand Hygiene Education Essentials | 4 Creative Patient Experience Interventions | Patient Safety Tool: 3 Readmission Forms | Registration Ends May 1 for 4th Annual Meeting!
  

April 23, 2013

• 3 Tips to Implement Safety Checklist | Hospital C-Suiters Say Patient Safety is Top Priority | FDA Highlights Mattress Cover Infection Risk | Registration Ends May 1 for 4th Annual Meeting!
  

April 18, 2013

• 4 Challenges of Standardizing Infection Control | How to Measure "Soft" Aspects of Patient Safety | Patient Safety Tool: Equity Reports Guide | Only 25 Spots Left for 4th Annual Meeting!
  

April 16, 2013

• 10 Elements of Infection Control Excellence | 11 Tips to Cut Alarm Fatigue Errors | Patient Safety Tool: Anticoagulant Risk Analysis | Only 25 Spots Left for 4th Annual Meeting!
  

April 11, 2013

• Why is Hand Hygiene Still a Problem? | Nurses Name Top 10 Safety Issues | Patient Safety Tool: Emergency Services Infection Prevention Guide | Only 31 Spots Left for 4th Annual Meeting!
  

April 9, 2013

• 10 Best Infection Prevention Strategies | Joint Commission Issues Alarm Safety Alert | Patient Safety Tool: CLINIC SAFE Handoffs Pocket Card | Only 31 Spots Left for 4th Annual Meeting!
  

April 4, 2013

• 50 Patient Safety Experts | Why Has Patient Safety Not Improved? | Patient Safety Tool: Healthcare Worker Flu Shot Checklist | Only 40 Spots Left for 4th Annual Meeting!
  

April 2, 2013

• 8 Steps to Optimize Patient Experience | 5 Best-Practice Readmission Reduction Initiatives | Patient Safety Tool: Re-Engineered Discharge Toolkit | Only 40 Spots Left for 4th Annual Meeting!
  

March 28, 2013

• Hand Hygiene is Patient Safety Priority | 4 Patient Engagement Strategies | Patient Safety Tool: CLABSI Validation Toolkit | Only 40 Spots Left for 4th Annual Meeting & Early Registration Ends Monday!
  

March 26, 2013

• 4 Pillars of Successful Infection Prevention Programs | 5 Ways Atrius Health Clinically Integrates | Patient Safety Tool: Outpatient Engagement Toolkit | Only 70 Spots Left for 4th Annual Meeting & Less Than a Week Before Early Registration Ends!
  

March 21, 2013

• 4 ASC Quality Reporting Best Practices | 5 Steps for High Reliability Healthcare | Patient Safety Tool: C. Diff Infection Prevention | Only 90 Spots Left for 4th Annual Meeting & Only 11 Days Left for Early Registration!
  

March 19, 2013

• 10 Most Challenging Joint Commission Requirements | How Infection Rate Penalties Can Drain Hospital Finances | Patient Safety Tool: CRE Prevention Toolkit | Only 100 Spots Left for 4th Annual Meeting & Only 13 Days Left for Early Registration!
  

March 14, 2013

• The Secret to Better Infection Control Compliance | Developing High Quality Nurse Leaders | Patient Safety Tool: VTE Prophylaxis Pocket Card | 3 Reviewers Needed for 4th Annual Meeting!
  

March 12, 2013

• 15 Tactics to Cut Sterile Processing Errors | Nurses: Safety Culture Doesn't Always Mean Safe Hospitals | Patient Safety Tool: Reducing Adverse Drug Events| Only 160 Spots Left for 4th Annual Meeting and Early Registration Ends 4/1!
  

March 7, 2013

• 22 Patient Safety Practices to Adopt Now | 7 Strategies for Workplace Safety | Patient Safety Tool: Teach-Back Toolkit | Only 200 Spots Left for Becker's Hospital Review 4th Annual Meeting and Early Registration Ends 4/1!
  

March 5, 2013

• 10 Interventions for OR Safety | CMS: Hospital Readmissions Down to 17.8% | 10 Questions to Assess Patient Satisfaction | Patient Safety Tool: Medication Safety Assessment
  

February 28, 2013

• 4 Common Infection Prevention Deficiencies | 3 Ways to Kill a Patient-Centered Culture | Patient Safety Tool: Caring for Diverse Populations | Becker's Healthcare Donates $13k to Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
  

February 26, 2013

• 7 Elements of Safe Care Transitions | Blue Distinction to Look at Cost, ACOs | Building a Culture of Quality on Relationships | Patient Safety Tool: Health Literacy Universal Precautions Toolkit
  

February 21, 2013

• Guidelines to Pathways to Platforms: Improving Care | 20 Cities With Lowest In-Hospital Mortality | Patient Safety Tool: Preventing Falls Toolkit | How do Alignment Strategies Impact Quality of Care? Find out at Becker's Hospital Review 4th Annual Meeting May 9-11 in Chicago!
  

February 19, 2013

• Top 10 Root Causes of Sentinel Events | 7-Step Joint Commission Risk Assessment | CDC: Hospitals Reduced Certain HAIs | Patient Safety Tool: Safety Rounds Toolkit
  

February 14, 2013

• February Issue Now Online: Top Patient Safety Issues for 2013 | 10 Patient-Centered Care Principles | Which Hospital Markets Had the Best 2013 VBP Results?
  

February 12, 2013

• Top 10 Sentinel Events | 3 Eisenberg Patient Safety Awardees | Study: Infection Control Compliance Jumps 95% With Better Communication | Patient Safety Tool: Discharge Checklist & Care Transition Plan
  

February 7, 2013

• 11 Healthcare Leaders on Patient Engagement | CMS Seeks Information on Quality Measure Alignment | How to Incentivize Physicians for Quality | Patient Safety Tool: Chemical and Bioterrorism Preparedness Checklist
  

February 5, 2013

• Beyond the 4 Walls of the Hospital to Reduce Readmissions | AHRQ Director Dr. Carolyn Clancy to Step Down | Chuck Lauer: The Shameful State of Our Hospitals | Patient Safety Tool: Cultural Competence Self-Assessment
  

January 31, 2013

• 38 Steps From Sick Care to Healthcare | Summa Health Takes Preventive Approach to Population Health | Study: 40% of Hospitalists Have Unsafe Patient Loads | Patient Safety Tool: Chronic Disease Self-Management Toolkit
  

January 29, 2013

• 5 Strategies to Combat Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria | CMS to Develop ASC Patient Experience Survey | 5 Tips to Protect Against Hospital Mistakes | Patient Safety Tool: Point-of-Care Devices Toolkit
  

January 24, 2013

• 5 Strategies to Prevent Patient Falls | 20 Statistics on Hospital Readmissions | Study: Checklists Improve Safety in OR Crises | Patient Safety Tool: Dialysis Checklists and Audit Tools
  

January 22, 2013

• Quality Reporting Compliance How-To Guide | 4 New Pre-Surgical Checklists | "First, Do No Harm" Should Extend to Environment | Patient Safety Tool: Bloodborne Pathogens Training Video
  

January 17, 2013

• Hand Hygiene Compliance Strategies | Joint Commission Proposes Alarm Management Safety Goal | Insulin Pens at Buffalo VA Medical Center Reused | Patient Safety Tool: Injection Safety Myths and Truths Flyer
  

January 15, 2013

• Improving HCAHPS Scores Alone is Not the Answer | Why do Americans Live Shorter, Unhealthier Lives? | 4 Sources of CMS Reporting Variability | Patient Safety Tool: Pressure Ulcer Prevention Self-Assessment
  

January 10, 2013

• Best Practices for Hand Hygiene | Joint Commission Releases 2013 Survey Activity Guide | Patient Navigators Play Key Role in Improving Quality | Patient Safety Tool: TeamSTEPPS Training Module for Primary Care
  

January 8, 2013

• New Quality Reporting Requirements for ASCs Take Effect | 6 Steps for Improving Healthcare Quality in Resource-Limited Areas | Study: Disinfection Cap Decreased CLABSIs by 52% | Patient Safety Tool: Antibiotic Regimen Selection for Surgery Pocket Card
  

January 3, 2013

• Top 10 Patient Safety Issues for 2013 | New ASC Quality Reporting Specifications Manual | 5 Signs of Effective Patient Satisfaction Surveys | Patient Safety Tool: 3 Hand Hygiene Videos
  

December 27, 2012

• How ASCs Can Better Handle CMS Quality Reporting | 6 Steps to Communicate Accountable Care to Stakeholders | Patient Safety Tool: Safety Program Implementation Tips | Upcoming Webinar: Does Your Infection Prevention Program Meet Survey Requirements? - Register Now! |
  

December 20, 2012

• 13 Patient Safety Compliance Strategies | NQF Endorses 12 Complications-Related Measures | Patient Safety Tool: SSI Data Tracker Worksheet | Upcoming Webinar: Does Your Infection Prevention Program Meet Survey Requirements? - Register Now!
  

December 18, 2012

• Implementing a Safe Surgery Checklist | 7 Points for Medicare Quality Reporting Compliance | Developing Targeted Solutions in Quality Improvement | Patient Safety Tool: OR Fire Prevention Video
  

December 13, 2012

• 7 Interventions to Reduce Antibiotic Exposure | Joint Commission Revises Hospital Deeming Requirements | 5 Steps to Customize Clinical Decision Support | Patient Safety Tool: Safety Assessment for Staff
  

December 11, 2012

• 4 Safe Injection Best Practices | Surgeon Infects 5 Cedars-Sinai Patients | 6 Strategies to Prevent Multidrug-Resistant Organisms | Patient Safety Tool: Medication Disposal Guide
  

December 6, 2012

• 5 Ways to Improve Infection Control | Joint Commission Project Reduces Colorectal SSIs 32%| Patient Safety Tool: Patient Engagement Framework | Patient-Centered Medical Home Improves Patient Experience
  

December 4, 2012

• 6 Common Instrument Processing Errors | New Guidelines on Sterile Compounding Released | Patient Safety Tool: CDC's Safe Injections Training | Upcoming Webinar: Implementing Safe Surgery Checklists - Register Now! |
  

November 29, 2012

• 4 Best Practices for Monitoring SSIs | CMS Seeks Comments on Health Plan Quality | Patient Safety Tool: CDC Checklist for CLABSI Prevention | Upcoming Webinar: Implementing Safe Surgery Checklists - Register Now! |
  

November 27, 2012

• 6 Serious Medical Errors in ASCs | CMS Launches Performance Data Sharing Program | Patient Safety Tool: Physician Engagement Worksheet | Upcoming Webinar: Implementing Safe Surgery Checklists - Register Now! |
  

November 23, 2012

• 8 Tips to Improve Turnover Times | Addressing The Joint Commission Opioid Warnings | Patient Safety Tool: GI Safe Surgery Checklist | Upcoming Webinar: Implementing Safe Surgery Checklists - Register Now! |
  

November 20, 2012

• Tips to Improve HCAHPS Scores by Reducing Hospital Noise | Meningitis Outbreak Testimony Heard by Congress | Patient Safety Tool: CLABSI Toolkit | Upcoming Webinar: Implementing Safe Surgery Checklists - Register Now! |
  

November 15, 2012

• Tips for Tackling Hospital-Acquired Infections | FDA Discovers Contaminated Products at Ameridose | Patient Safety Tool: Norovirus and C. Difficile Prevention Toolkits | Upcoming Webinar: Implementing Safe Surgery Checklists - Register Now! |
  

November 13, 2012

• 4 Risk Factors for Immediate Use Sterilization | Top 10 Health IT Hazards for 2013 | Patient Safety Tool: IHI's JOINTS Hospital Registry Template | 3 Ways to Improve Patient Safety With Health IT |
  

November 8, 2012

• 5 Strategies for Improved Infection Control in ASCs | Joint Commission Tip for Documenting Fire Response Testing | CMS Releases Guidance on Meningitis Outbreak Coverage | 5 Steps Toward Accountable Care |
  

November 6, 2012

• Joint Commission Issues ASC, Hospital 2013 Patient Safety Goals | 6 Tips for Proper Housekeeping in an ASC | Patient Safety Tool: Sample Fire Safety Plan | 3 Best Practices for Public Reporting of Quality Information |
  

November 1, 2012

• 10 Key Trends in Infection Control | 5 Tips for Infection Control, Quality Improvement | Patient Safety Tool: Waste Identification | 6 Surgical Attire Best Practices for ASCs |
  

October 30, 2012

• 5 Strategies to Evaluate an Infection Prevention Program | 6 Steps to Make the Business Case for Infection Prevention | Patient Safety Tool: Medical Waste Management Checklist | 3 Key Issues in HFAP Accreditation |
  

October 25, 2012

• AAAHC Institute Releases Benchmarking Data | Half of Americans Regret Choice of Physicians, Hospitals | Patient Safety Tool: Perioperative Nurse Competency Checklist | State Health Inspectors Release Report on NECC Noncompliance |
  

October 23, 2012

• AAAHC Revises Policy Language for Surveys | 6 Best Practices for Wearing, Handling Surgical Attire | Complimentary Webinar: Should a Hospital Own or Joint Venture an ASC? | Patient Safety Tool: Medical Staff Bylaws Template |
  

October 18, 2012

• Are HCAHPS Scores Too Uncontrollable? | Study: Pay-for-Performance May Backfire on Quality | Complimentary Webinar: How Hospitals Can Improve Profits from Radiology | TeamSTEPPS Tools for Enhancing Safety for Patients With Limited English Proficiency |
  

October 16, 2012

• 6 Key Infection Control Best Practices | CDC Update: Meningitis Death Toll Up to 15 | Complimentary Webinar: How Hospitals Can Improve Profits from Radiology | CMS Non-Payment Policy Not Linked to Decrease in Infections |
  

October 11, 2012

• 7 Steps to Better Quality Control at Orthopedics & Spine ASCs | CDC Update: 105 Meningitis Cases From Tainted Steroid Injections | What Will the Election Mean for Hospitals and ASCs? Learn More at the 19th Annual ASC Conference - Register Now! | Patient Safety Tool: MRSA Prevention Patient Tool |
  

October 9, 2012

• 9 Key Considerations for Patient Safety | Compounding Pharmacy May Be to Blame for Tainted Spinal Injections | What Will the Election Mean for Hospitals and ASCs? Learn More at the 19th Annual ASC Conference - Register Now! | Patient Safety Tool: Medication Safety Checklist |
  

October 4, 2012

• 6 Steps for Promoting Patient Safety Innovation | CMS Errs; 1K Hospitals Face Higher Readmissions Penalties | What Will the Election Mean for Hospitals and ASCs? Learn More at the 19th Annual ASC Conference - Register Now! | Patient Safety Tool: Scrub the Hub Poster |
  

October 2, 2012

• ASC Quality, VBP and Readmissions Programs Now Effective | 2 Personal Protective Equipment Patient Safety Tools | What Will the Election Mean for Hospitals and ASCs? Learn More at the 19th Annual ASC Conference - Register Now! | CDC: 67% of Healthcare Personnel Vaccinated in 2012 |
  

September 27, 2012

• 5% of Patients Ask If Physicians, Staff Washed Their Hands | Patient Safety Tool: 30-Day Readmission Chart Review Form | 20 Spots Remain for the 19th Annual ASC Conference - Register now! | Managing Population Health: Where Should Hospitals Begin? |
  

September 25, 2012

• Joint Commission Report Indicates Improved Quality | NHSN Announces New Reporting Capabilities | 30 Spots Remain for the 19th Annual ASC Conference - Register now! | 4 Areas for Ensuring Corridor-Related Compliance |
  

September 20, 2012

• CDC to Use Direct Messaging for Quality Reporting | CDC Clarifies Position on Environmental Fogging | 30 Spots Remain for the 19th Annual ASC Conference - Register now! | Patient Safety Tool: 2 Endoscope Reprocessing Tools |
  

September 18, 2012

• Comment Period for Proposed Changes to AAAHC Manual Open | ASC Quality Reporting Start Date Approaching | 40 Spots Remain for the 19th Annual ASC Conference - Register now! | Patient Safety Tool: Essential Elements of Safe Surgery Policy/Procedure |
  

September 13, 2012

• MedPAC: 67% of Hospitals Face Readmissions Penalty | AHRQ Wants Consumer Reporting System for Adverse Events | 58 Spots Remain - 19th Annual ASC Conference | Patient Safety Tool: Bloodborne Pathogens Toolkit |
  

September 11, 2012

• 6 AAAHC Accreditation Updates to Know | 3 Ways to Reduce Unnecessary Noise, Interruptions | Patient Safety Tool: Discharge Planning Tools for Heart Failure Patients | How Can ASCs Make the Business Case for Infection Prevention? Register for the 19th ASC Conf Now! |
  

September 6, 2012

• 44 Benchmarks on Hospital Readmissions | 4 Strategies to Boost HCAHPS Scores | Patient Safety Tool: Hospital Work Plan | How Can ASCs Make the Business Case for Infection Prevention? Early Registration Discounts Extended Until Sept. 10! Register for the 19th ASC Conf Now! |
  

September 4, 2012

• 5 Essential Aspects of Fluid Waste Management | 5 Tips on How to Improve Patient Safety With Technology | Patient Safety Tool: Team Building Exercise | How Can ASCs Make the Business Case for Infection Prevention? Register for the 19th ASC Conf Now! |
  

August 30, 2012

• 5 Key Areas for CMS in ASC Surveys | 6 Tips for Engaging Physicians in Quality Reporting | Patient Safety Tool: Preoperative Checklist | Can ASCs Still Profit From Anesthesia? How Can ASCs Improve Collections? Early Reg Discounts End Fri - 19th ASC Conf |
  

August 28, 2012

• 6 Qs for Standardizing Clinical Practices | ASCA Intros Free Medicare Quality Reporting Toolkit | Patient Safety Tool: Healthcare Exec Competency Assessment | Can ASCs Still Profit From Anesthesia? How Can ASCs Improve Collections? Early Reg Discounts End Fri - 19th ASC Conf |
  

August 23, 2012

• 3 Hand Hygiene Tools | 3 Interventional Strategies for Second Victims | Nearly Half of Physicians Battle Burnout | Early Reg Discounts End Sept 1 - 19th Annual ASC Conf |
  

August 21, 2012

• ASCs Choosing Non-Accreditation: A Brave New World | CMS Tosses Outpatient Quality Reporting Measure | 6 Characteristics of High-Performing Healthcare Organizations | Early Reg Discounts End Sept 1 - 19th Annual ASC Conf |
  

August 16, 2012

• CMS Updates ASC Quality Reporting Specifications Manual | More Than 2k Hospitals to Lose $280M for Readmissions | Patient Safety Tool: Patient-Specific Daily Goals Survey | 19th Annual ASC Conference - Register today! |
  

August 14, 2012

• 3 Roadblocks to Quality Measure Management | 8 Points on Low-Level Disinfection | Joint Commission Issues Sentinel Alert for Safe Opioid Use | 19th Annual ASC Conference - Register today! |
  

August 9, 2012

• 8 Steps to Eliminate Wrong-Site Surgery | GAO: More Data Needed on Injection Safety in ASCs Mistakes | Patient Safety Tool: MRSA Infection Prevention How-To Guide | 19th Annual ASC Conference - Register today! |
  

August 7, 2012

• 10 Changes to Quality Reporting Programs | 4 Common Sterile Processing Mistakes | Patient Safety Tool: Employee Instruction Worksheet | Hospitals Use Less Than Half of Recommendations to Reduce Readmissions |
  

August 2, 2012

• 3 Ways Healthcare Quality Data Can Be Misleading | 7 Ways to Improve Consumer Satisfaction | Staff Education Tool: CAUTI Infection Prevention Toolkit | CMS Extends Inpatient, Outpatient Reporting Deadline |
  

July 31, 2012

• 50+ Hospitals With Lowest Readmission Rates For Heart Failure | 5 Points on Medicare Accreditation | Patient Safety Tool: Adverse Event Management Checklist | AAAHC Makes Changes to AAAHC/Medicare Crosswalk |
  

July 26, 2012

• 4 Steps to Prevent Retained Surgical Items | Top 7 OSHA Requirements for Surgical Safety | 2 Hand Hygiene Patient Safety Tools | 5 Tips for Benchmarking Quality in ASCs |
  

July 24, 2012

• OIG: Hospitals Report 1% of Adverse Events | 5 Mistakes to Avoid During Medicare Accreditation | Patient Safety Tool: Infection Prevention Education for ASCs | Joint Commission: 225 Sentinel Events Reviewed in Q1 |
  

July 19, 2012

• 5 Ways to Improve Patient Safety With Technology | 5 Best Practices for Sterile Processing | Patient Safety Tool: Quality Improvement Activities for Governance | 61 Hospitals With the Best Nurse Communication |
  

July 17, 2012

• 3 Prevention Strategies Against Retained Objects | 7 Pillars to a Safer Healthcare System | Patient Safety Tool: Infection Prevention Video Training | 9 Guiding Principles for Patient Engagement |
  

July 12, 2012

• 6 Ways to Improve Clinical Record Keeping | ASCA Comments on ASC Quality Reporting Plan | Patient Safety Tool: Safety Attitudes Questionnaire | HCAHPS Data Available for Preview |
  

July 10, 2012

• CMS Proposes Changes to Quality Reporting Programs | Patient Safety Tool: Hand Rub Selection Checklist | How Hospitals' Data Transparency Can Spur Quality Improvement | 18 ASCs & Hospitals Achieving Accreditation |
  

July 5, 2012

• 5 Practices to Prevent Medication Errors | CMS Proposes Changes to ESRD QI Program | Patient Safety Tool: QI Savings Tracker Worksheet | Strategies for Navigating Around Failed Patient Engagement |
  

July 3, 2012

• Tips to Eliminate 5 Common Preventable Events | 4 Core Competencies for Infection Preventionists | Patient Safety Tool: Patient List of Questions | 55 Hospitals With Lowest Readmission Rates for Pneumonia |
  

June 28, 2012

• 4 Risks for Intraoperative Communication Errors | Most Common Accreditation Problems in ASCs | Patient Safety Tool: Safe Surgery Checklist | AHRQ Snapshots Spotlight Weaknesses, Strengths in Quality |
  

June 26, 2012

• 10 Roadblocks to Achieving ASC Accreditation | CMS Now Requires Compliance to Standards for Single-Dose Vials | Patient Safety Tool: Endoscope Reprocessing Competency Worksheet | Why QI Should Depend on Systems More Than People |
  

June 21, 2012

• 5 Practices to Improve Clinical Quality | 4 Common ASC Infection Control Pitfalls | Patient Safety Tool: Environmental Infection Prevention Toolkit | Webinar: Reducing Physician Variation - Register Today! |
  

June 19, 2012

• 9 Ideas for QI Studies | 5 Gaps in Hospitals' Physician Engagement Strategies | Patient Safety Tool: Patient Fall Prevention and Management | Webinar: Reducing Physician Variation - Register Today! |
  

June 14, 2012

• 8 Elements of Falls Prevention Programs | Is Your Facility Following Recommendations for Use of Bed Cleaning Products? | Patient Safety Tool: Safe Injection Checklist | Webinar: Reducing Physician Variation - Register Today! |
  

June 12, 2012

• 10 Focus Areas for Maintaining a Sterile Field in an ASC | Hospitals React to Leapfrog Group's Patient Safety Scores | Patient Safety Tool: Retained Foreign Object Audit | Webinar: Reducing Physician Variation - Register Today! |
  

June 7, 2012

• 10 Thoughts on Managing Policies and Procedures | AAAHC Changes Policies for Surveys | Patient Safety Tool: Quality Improvement Plan Template | Webinar: Reducing Physician Variation - Register Today! |
  

June 5, 2012

• 6 Elements of a True Patient Safety Culture | AHRQ: Medical Offices With Fewer Physicians Have Better Patient Safety | Patient Safety Tool: How to Make a Better Site Mark | 20 States With the Most Hospital Admissions |
  

May 31, 2012

• What's Keeping CMOs Up at Night? 5 CMOs Share Their Experiences | AAAHC Unveils Accreditation Program for Small ASCs | Patient Safety Tool: The CAHPS Improvement Guide | Study: Physicians' Style of Note-Taking Affects Quality of Care |
  

May 29, 2012

• 100 Stats: Hospital Pediatric Quality Indicators | 4 Tactics to Prepare for an Accreditation Survey | Patient Experience Toolkit | 50 Hospital With the Lowest Readmissions for Heart Attack |
  

May 24, 2012

• 38 Benchmarks for Quality Reporting Measures | Patient Safety Tool: How to Create an Accurate Medication List | C. Difficile on the Rise | No Literature? No Problem: Pioneering Infection Control Standards |
  

May 22, 2012

• 7 Fundamentals for Sterile Processing Departments | 105 Statistics: Hospital Performance on Patient Safety Indicators | Patient Safety Tool:Hand Hygiene Observation Tool | 10th Annual Ortho, Spine and Pain ASC Conf - Only 36 Spots Remain! |
  

May 17, 2012

• 8 Tools for Boosting Patient Satisfaction | HHS Launches Healthcare Performance Tracking Tool | Auditing May Improve Federal Quality Reporting | 10th Annual Ortho, Spine and Pain ASC Conf - Only 36 Spots Remain! |
  

May 15, 2012

• 4 Most Cost-Effective Strategies for Patient Safety | 10 Ways to Improve Reprocessing Right Now | 40 Quietest Hospitals | 10th Annual Ortho, Spine and Pain ASC Conf - Only 50 Spots Remain! |
  

May 10, 2012

• 7 New CAHPS Surgical Care Measure Summaries | 6-Step C. Diff Prevention Poster | OR Efficiency Game Plan: Using Daily Huddles to Streamline Care | 10th Annual Ortho, Spine and Pain ASC Conf - Only 58 Spots Remain! |
  

May 8, 2012

• 40 Cleanest Hospitals From HCAHPS | CDC Statement on Single Dose, Use Vials | SURPASS Checklist for Safe Surgery | NQF Endorses Additional Surgical Measures
  

May 3, 2012

• CMS Releases ASC Quality Reporting Manual | 30 Stats on Patient Satisfaction | WHO's 9 Patient Safety Solutions | Early Registration for the June ASC Conf Extended to May 8 - Register Now!
  

May 1, 2012

• 8 Strategies to Prevent Wrong-Site Surgery | Medical Errors Cost $19.5B a Year &15 More Stats on Healthcare Quality | Toolkit to Prevent Mislabeled Blood Specimens | Becker's Hospital Review Annual Meeting - Registration Closed |
  

April 26, 2012

• CMS Proposed Changes to Quality Reporting Programs | 10 Stats on Central Line-Associated Infections | 6 Resources for Prevention of SSIs | Becker's Hospital Review Annual Meeting - Register Today! |
  

April 24, 2012

• 15 Most Common OSHA Citations in Healthcare | 4 Changes to Joint Commission's Accreditation Manual for ASCs | 2 Brand New Infection Prevention Tools | The Best Business Meeting in the Hospital Arena |
  

April 19, 2012

• Study Suggests Readmission Reporting is Flawed | Press Ganey Updates Measure Summaries for Patient Satisfaction | Sanford CMO Discusses Unified Approach to Quality Improvement | Becker's Hospital Review Annual Meeting - Reg. Extended 7 Days! |
  

April 17, 2012

• 10 Infection Control Downloadable Tools & Resources | 5 Must-Have Qualities of a Top Infection Preventionist | CMS Suspends Hospital Outpatient Quality Measure | Becker's Hospital Review Annual Meeting - Reg. Ends April 17! |
  

April 12, 2012

• 6 Stories on Boosting Healthcare Environmental Quality | 10 Tools to Address Medication Errors | CMS Proceeds With ASC Quality Reporting Measures |
  

April 10, 2012

• Study Finds Link Between Healthcare Cost, Quality | 6 Tips to Boost Patient Experience Scores | Safety Tool: Interactive Hand Hygiene Presentation |
  

April 5, 2012

• 6 Stories on Overcoming Preventable Readmissions | Physicians Recommend More Conservative Use of 45 Procedures | Safety Tool: Patient Discharge Checklist |
  

April 3, 2012

• Pay for Performance May Not Improve Mortality Rates | Safety Tool: Hand Hygiene Presentation | 4 Strategies to for Better Patient Flow |
  

March 29, 2012

• 10 New Strategies to Tackle HAIs | How to Form Corrective Action Plans for ASCs | Safety Tool: Patient Handoff Guide |
  

March 27, 2012

• Improving the Patient Experience in 5 Surgical Stages | Safety Tool: Infection Control Assessment | Joint Commission Lists Most Challenging Standards of 2011 | The Best Hospital Business Conf: 50 Spots Remain! Discounts 4/1! |
  

March 22, 2012

• 10 Keys for Effective Patient Engagement | Safety Tool: Starter Kit for ASC Quality Measures | Which Hand Antiseptic Was Found Most Effective? |
  

March 20, 2012

• 8 Principles for Effective Healthcare Safety Programs | 8 Stories on Infection Control | More Thank 1k Sentinel Events in 2011 | The Best Business Meeting in the Healthcare Arena-Early Reg Discts End 4/1 |
  

March 15, 2012

• 5 Points on CMS Quality Measure Reporting for ASCs | Safety Tool: Surgical Checklist for Administrators | How to Use Satisfaction Scores to Reduce Readmissions |
  

March 13, 2012

• 6 Core Elements of Patient Safety & Quality Control | 3 Points to Track for Improved Hospital Discharges | Safety Tool: Medication Brochure in Spanish |
  

March 08, 2012

• 4 Ways to Keep Infection Prevention Specialists Ahead of the Curve | Safety Tools: Patient Fall Predictor, Surgery Checklist | Tips to Reduce Heart Failure Readmissions |
  

March 06, 2012

• 5 Ways to Build a Culture of Safety | Study: Alcohol-Based Hand Antiseptic Kills Most Bacteria | Safety Tool: Central Line Checklist From Johns Hopkins |
  

March 01, 2012

• 7 Findings on Hand Hygiene | 17 Steps to an Award-Winning C. Diff Reduction Program | Clinical Communities Reducing Harm: Q&A With Johns Hopkins' Dr. Peter Pronovost |
  

February 28, 2012

• 5 Strategies to Drive Perioperative Performance | What to Expect From AAAHC's Shorter Accreditation Terms | Staff Tool: Safety Attitudes Survey |
  

February 23, 2012

• 5-Point Plan to Reduce Readmissions | Safety Tool: Sample ASC Cleaning Policy & Procedures | Building High-Performance Teams With Christiana Care CMO Dr. Janice Nevin
  

February 21, 2012

• 6 Ways to Prevent Alarm Fatigue | What One Word Can Boost Handwashing Compliance? | Q&A with Dr. John Lynch, CMO of Barnes-Jewish Hospital
  

February 16, 2012

• Study: Satisfied Patients Not Always Healthiest | Safety Tool: Guide to Prevent Sharps Injuries | Recent CNO Moves
  

February 14, 2012

• 6 Ways to Improve Hand Hygiene | 5 Ways to Streamline Discharges | Leveraging Multidisciplinary Teams to Improve Quality With Christiana Care CMO Dr. Janice Nevin
  

February 9, 2012

• Study: Medicaid Pay-for-Performance Didn't Improve Quality | Quality Tool: Patient Safety Handbook for Nurses | Complimentary Webinar: Centralized Patient Access Boosts Patient/Physician Satisfaction, Financial Results
  

February 7, 2012

• HHS to Publish CLABSI Rates | Quality Tool: Sample Patient Safety Monthly Reporting Plan | Complimentary Webinar: Centralized Patient Access Boosts Patient/Physician Satisfaction, Financial Results
  

February 2, 2012

• 7 Lessons from Quality Improvement Projects | NQF Endorses 24 Quality Measures | Upcoming Webinar - Centralized Patient Access Improves Patient, Physician Satisfaction and Financial Results
  

January 31, 2012

• 4 Ways to Create a Culture of Infection Control | AHRQ Toolkit With 45 Quality Indicators | Study: Hospitals May Under-Report SSIs | Joint Commission Revises ASC Requirements
  

January 26, 2012

• AHRQ Lists 7 Strengths, Weaknesses of Patient Safety Culture | Download 2 Handwashing Posters | Dr. Carol Freer Named CMO at Penn State Hershey
  

January 24, 2012

• New CMO Supplement of Becker's Hospital Review | Benchmarks From ASC Quality Collaboration | Study: Scrubs Can Protect Against MRSA | Calif ASC Accreditation Process Changes
  

January 19, 2012

• 8 Steps to Better Infection Control | IOM: 10 Traits of Health Literate Orgs | Download Poster of "Wash Your Hands" in 24 Languages | 8 CMOs on the Move
  

January 17, 2012

• 10 Leaders in Clinical Quality | Expert Tips on Handwashing Compliance | What's the Average Salary for Quality Professionals? | Needlestick Injury Toolkit
  

January 12, 2012

• Time of Surgery Doesn't Affect Mortality | New Recommended Practice for Medication Safety | APIC 'Champion Infection Prevention' Kit | 33 Points on Caring for the Obese in Surgery Centers
  

January 10, 2012

• CDC Issues Reminder on Insulin Pen Use | Safe Surgical Checklist Resources | AHRQ Tool Helps Categorize Patients' Need for ED Care | Brenda Gray Named Director of CA's Templeton Surgery Center
  

January 5, 2012

• 10 C. Diff Prevention Resources | Hand Hygiene Poster Collection From Johns Hopkins | Setting a Performance Goal for a QI Activity | OH's University Hospitals Names Dr. Michael Anderson CMO
  

January 3, 2012

• 17 Recs for Prevention of Bloodborne Pathogen Transmission | 2012 NPSGs Now in Effect | 'Hand Hygiene: How's Your Technique' Posters | Dr. Brian Schroeder Named CMO of MI's Sparrow Health System
  

December 29, 2011

• Most-Read Articles of 2011: Hand Hygiene Checklist - 5 Steps for Process Improvement | 6 Ways to Decrease OR Sharps Injuries/Needle Sticks | Infection Prevention & Control for Computers | Patient Discharge Planning Checklist From CMS
  

December 27, 2011

• 10 Infection Prevention & Patient Safety Checklists | Time-Out 'Stop Sign' Poster | 19 FAQs About Bloodborne Pathogens Standard | 14 Steps for Proper Credentialing of Practitioners
  

December 22, 2011

• 10 Hand Hygiene Downloadable Tools | NQF Finalizes 29 Serious Reportable Events | Understanding & Preventing OR Fires | 5 Strategies for Complying With Waived Testing Standard
  

December 20, 2011

• 10 Top Patient Safety Issues in '12 | Patient's Guide to Hand Hygiene Flyer | Joint Comm Issues Final Revisions to Hospital Telemedicine Requirements | Automating Infection Surveillance in ASCs
  

December 15, 2011

• CMS Revises 30-Min Rule on Medication Administration | 7 QI Strategies for ASCs | 9 Steps to Reduce Worker Fatigue Risks | Handwashing Stats Poster
  

December 13, 2011

• Preventing Bloodborne Pathogen Violations in ASCs | Preventing Needlestick Injuries Checklist | 5 Steps to Quality Preoperative Processes | 5 'Cs' for Infection Control in Design & Construction
  

December 8, 2011

• 10 of the Most Challenging Medicare & AAAHC Standards | NQF Releases 21 Endorsed Surgical Care Measures | CMS Final Rule on Use of Medicare Claims to Assess Providers' Performance | Glove Use Information Brochure
  

December 6, 2011

• 11 Steps to Overcome Resistance to Inf Cntrl Guidelines | Cleaning, Disinfection & Sterilization in Ambulatory Setting | Proposed NPSG Targets Overuse of Treatments, Procedures | Guide to Influenza Prevention Flyer
  

December 1, 2011

• 5 Strategies for Creating Culture of Sharps Safety | 5 Steps to Ensure GI Quality | Hand Hygiene/Glove Use Observation Tool | Developing an ASC Quality Outcomes Monitoring Program
  

November 29, 2011

• 7 Top Noncompliance Medication Management Issues | Surgical Site Surveillance in Ambulatory Settings | Joint Comm Standards FAQ on Texting Orders | 'Hand Hygiene for Healthcare Workers' Brochure
  

November 22, 2011

• Top 10 Infection Prevention Program Component Updates | 5 Ways to Prevent SSIs in ASCs | Ambulatory Surgery Surgical Checklist | Joint Comm Standards FAQ on Laryngoscope Blade Processing, Storing
  

November 17, 2011

• Strategies for Discouraging Infection Control Shortcuts | PA Bill Seeks to Protect Nurses From Workplace Violence | 'Speak Up' Posters From Joint Commission | 6 GI Quality Measures to Track
  

November 15, 2011

• Survey Preparation: 10 Things to Do Now | Nurse Injuries Increase w/Nurse Turnover | Error-Prone Abbreviations Poster | Preventing 'Dead-in-Bed' Syndrome w/Patients After Surgery
  

November 10, 2011

• 10 Most Hazardous Health Technologies | Hospital Markets w/Lowest & Highest Patient Satisfaction Rates | 10 Ways to Go Above & Beyond in ASC Accreditation Survey | 7 Stats on ASC Outcomes
  

November, 8, 2011

• Developing a Successful Flu Vaccination Program | 5 Steps to a Great ASC Quality Program | 'Think TB!' Poster | 10 Essentials for a Spine Center Infection Control Program
  

November 3, 2011

• Top Places to Protect Against Pathogens | OSHA: Most Frequent Causes of Bloodborne Pathogen Violations in ASCs | Medication Safety Guide for Ambulatory Care Use | Case Study: Reducing C. Diff. at Huntsville Hospital
  

November 1, 2011

• Infection Outbreaks Lead to Endoscope Reprocessing Guidelines Update | CMS Inspection Surveys: Is Your ASC Ready | 'Cover Your Cough' Poster & Flyer | FAQs on Hand Hygiene NPSG
  

October 27, 2011

• 12 Qs to Ask for Effective Hand Hygiene Program | 10 Patient Handoff Tools | 10 Points on ASC Post-Surgery Infection Rates | 5 Urine Mgmt Challenges Facing RNs
  

October 25, 2011

• 10 Ideas for QI Studies | 5 Tips for Effective QI Study | Nurse Whistleblowers Suffer Long-Term Emotional Stress | Simple Patient Falls Prevention Poster
  

October 20, 2011

• NY May Require Bachelor's for Nurses | 14 MRSA Prevention Strategies | C. Diff Environmental Cleaning Checklist | Top Healthcare Challenges, Emergency Preparedness & Value of Leadership
  

October 18, 2011

• Medicare Publishes Patient Safety Ratings for 1000s of Hosps | 6 Recs to Prevent Surgical Fires | Types of Curtains for Use in Patient Bays | Surgical Fire Prevention Poster
  

October 13, 2011

• CA Bill Requires Safe Patient Handling Policy for Hosps | Sterile Processing of Eye Instruments | Ambulatory Surgery Pre/Post-Op Safety Checklists | Do All Hosp Infections Originate in a Bathroom
  

October 11, 2011

• Feds Cite GA Hosp After Patient Death | CA Hosp Settles Lawsuit Involving Fatal Med Error | 5 Planned Joint Comm ASC Initiatives | Display Board of Sharps Devices
  

October 6, 2011

• Texas Nurse Whistle-Blowing Case: Attorney Convicted | C. Diff Runs Rampant in Central NY | 5 Steps for Successful Infection Control Survey | Handwashing Reminder Door Sign
  

October 4, 2011

• Joint Comm's Most Challenging Reqs for Hosps, Ambulatory Care | Striking CA Nurses Return to Work; Patient Death Prompts Qs | Inventory List of Sharps Devices | 9 CDC Recs to Prevent MRSA
  

September 29, 2011

• Top 10 Citations in Joint Comm Outpatient Surveys | CA Hosp Assn Slams Nurse Union for 'Exploiting' Patient Death | Protecting Yourself When Handling Contaminated Sharps | Infection Control Risk Assessment
  

September 27, 2011

• CA Patient Death by Medical Error During Nurses' Strike | 10 Steps to Boost ASC Patient Satisfaction | Nationwide Challenge: Patient Deaths From Alarm Fatigue | Evaluation Form for Safety Needle/Syringe
  

September 22, 2011

• Bacteria on Workers' Uniforms: Q&A w/APIC President | MA Considers Mandatory Vaccination Policy for All Acute Care Workers | Treating Patients w/MRSA in ASCs | C. Diff FAQs Poster
  

September 20, 2011

• Growing Trend: Hosps in MA, MI, WI Announce Flu Vaccination Policies | Choosing a Focus for QI Activity | Joint Comm Names 405 Top Performing Hosps | Checklist for Sharps Injury Prevention
  

September 15, 2011

• Issue Alert: Sept/Oct. Issue Now Online -- 5 Benefits of Effective Risk Management Prog | 10 Steps to Thorough Physician Credentialing | 8 Medicare Survey Problem Areas for ASCs | 25 Spots Left for Oct. ASC Conf
  

September 13, 2011

• IL Hosp Staff Must Choose Flu Shot or Mask | 12 Recs to Prevent C. diff | 30 Spots Left for Oct. ASC Conf - Reg Today! | 'Hand Hygiene Saves Lives' Patient Admission Video
  

September 8, 2011

• 12 CA Hosps Fined for Serious Medical Errors | 8 Steps to Prevent Medication Errors | Early Reg Dscts End Friday for 18th Annual ASCs Conf-35 Spots Left | OH Lawmakers May Require Higher Degrees for Nurses
  

September 6, 2011

• 15 Qs to Ask for Effective Quality Program | Hand Hygiene Training Course | Early Reg Dscts Extended for 18th Annual ASCs Conf | 10 CDC Recs for CAUTIs
  

September 1, 2011

• WI Nurse May Have Exposed Thousands to Bloodborne Pathogens | 14 Solutions for Documented ASC Infection Control Deficiencies | Early Reg Dscts End Today for 18th Annual ASCs Conf | Employees at Ohio Hosp: Get Vaccinated or Be Terminated
  

August 30, 2011

• Patient Safety Deficiencies May Cost FL Hosp Medicare Status | 10 Steps for Sterile Processing | Early Reg Dscts End in 2 Days for 18th Annual ASCs Conf | Transitions of Care Checklist
  

August 25, 2011

• Safety Concerns Force NY Hosp to Turn Away Patients | 18th Annual ASC Conf: Early Reg Ends Thurs - Reg Today! | Universal Protocol Poster | Joint Commission Alert on Radiation Risks of Diagnostic Imaging
  

August 23, 2011

• Proposed Federal Bill: VA Staff Face Prison, Fines for Ignoring Inf Cntrl | Sterile Processing Checklist | 7 Steps to Turn Quality Data Into Compliant QI Study | Parkland Memorial in TX Issues Corrective Plan in Response to CMS Investigation
  

August 18, 2011

• 10 Things to Know About Waste Mgmt & Preventing SSIs | Falls Prevention Checklist | KS Hosp Fined for Failure to Properly Discard Hazardous Waste | Overview of Quality Reporting in ASCs
  

August 16, 2011

• TX Hosp Cited as Serious Patient Safety Threat | 7 Surprising OSHA, Waste Management Rules & Regs | NY Nurse Gets 5 Years Probation for Falsifying Records, Patient Negligence | 'Your Health is in Your Clean Hands' Poster
  

August 11, 2011

• 10 Steps for Thorough Physician Credentialing | Inspectors: NJ Hosp Failed to Meet Patient Safety Standards | Needlestick Injury Response Poster | 13 Indications for Handwashing, Hand Antisepsis
  

August 9, 2011

• Medical Errors Leave 550+ FL Patients Dead, Seriously Harmed in '10 | Home vs. Outsourced Laundering of Scrubs | 'Know Where to Throw' Waste Mgmt Poster | 2/3 of IL ASCs Inspected Cited for Inf Cntrl Problems
  

August 4, 2011

• Unsafe Inf Ctrl Shuts Down MS Clinic | 30 Safe Practices for Better Healthcare | Sample Time-Out Script | LPN Charged With Administering Meds Without an Order
  

August 2, 2011

• Patient Receives $650K for Retained Foreign Object, Med Error | Interview With CDC on Outpatient Infection Prevention | Checklist for Bloodborne Pathogen Exposure Prevention | Nearly 600 Registrants for ASC Webinar on Strategic Trends Indicates Great Interest in ASC
  

July 28, 2011

• 6 Ways to Decrease OR Sharps Injuries | Hand Hygiene Checklist | 10 Steps to Prevent C. Diff Outbreaks | 5 More Great Articles
  

July 26, 2011

• Patient Neglect, Falsifying Records Leads to Nurse Probation | 10 Sharps Safety & OSHA Tools | Recalled Alcohol Wipes Still Used | Clinical Stats ASCs Should Review Monthly
  

July 21, 2011

• Nurses Leave Sponge in Patient Abdomen, Court Awards $525K | Infection Prevention Challenges in Ambulatory Settings | Hand Hygiene Questionnaire for Staff | Loaner Instrumentation Patient Safety Checklist
  

July 19, 2011

• MN Nurses Strike for Patient Safety | 6 Steps to Prevent Wrong-Site Surgery | 15 Self-Reported Factors for Poor Hand Hygiene | Safe Site Poster From MN Hosp Assn
  

July 14, 2011

• 5 CA Nurses Fired, Hosp Sued Over Stillborn Delivery Due to Infection | CDC Publishes Checklist for, Guide to Outpatient Infection Prevention | NY Hosp Receives OSHA Citation for Workplace Hazards | Environmental Checklist for Monitoring Terminal Cleaning From CDC
  

July 12, 2011

• CA Hosps Report C. Diff Outbreaks | 8 Problem Areas for ASC Medicare Surveys | CDC Sharps Safety 'Reporting = Prevention' Poster | Joint Commission's 2011 NPSGs Take Effect
  

July 7, 2011

• Top 10 Roadblocks to Infection Prevention | 10 Hand Hygiene Posters for Clinical Staff From the VA | 97% of Bacteria in ICU Killed by Antimicrobial Copper Surfaces | New ASC Quality Benchmarking Data
  

July 5, 2011

• OH Hosp, Nurse Found Negligent in Infection Death | 23 Best Practices for Preventing Sharps Injuries | 6 Steps to Ensure OR Safety & Efficiency | Failure to Follow Protocol Main Cause of ED Medication Errors
  

June 30, 2011

• 29 Main Causes of Wrong-Site Surgery | Nurse's Suicide Draws Attention to 2nd Victims of Medical Errors | 70+ Downloadable Tools in New Database | 10 Factors Affecting Efficacy of Sterilization
  

June 28, 2011

• Medication, Tech Errors Cause IL Hosp Baby's Death | 5 Benefits of Effective Risk Management Prog | Toolkit for Safe Handling of Hazardous Drugs | 5 Keys to Implementing Patient Safety Progs
  

June 23, 2011

• Bill Would Provide Nurse Whistleblower Protection | Sharps Safety in Ambulatory Settings | Patient Safety Tools: SCIP Stop Antibiotics Poster & OSHA Bloodborne Pathogen Program Assessment | Elements of Award-Winning HAI Prevention Programs
  

June 21, 2011

• PA Hosp Patient Dies From Medication Error | 4 Mistakes When Applying for ASC Accred | Rules for Hand Cream Use in Instrument Reprocessing Dept | 5 Safe Injection Practices Posters From CDC, WI DOH
  

June 16, 2011

• JAMA Study: Physicians' Offices Major Source of Patient Safety Risks | Hand Hygiene Checklist: 5 Guidelines | Free Sharps Safety Brochure | Complying w/Emergency Preparedness Conditions for Coverage
  

June 14, 2011

• 10 Ideas for Great QI Studies | NQF Adds 4 Serious Reportable Events | SSI Prevention Posters Available for Free Download | 10 Studies on Patient Safety and Quality
  

June 9, 2011

• 10 Hand Hygiene Tools | WI Doc: Hosp Cut Inf Cntrl Funding | Free Sharps Safety Posters | 10 Important Findings for Hosp ORs
  

June 7, 2011

• 6 Steps to Reduce SSIs | CA DOH Fines 12 Hosps for Patient Safety Violations | Patient Safety Tool: Pamphlet for Reducing Medication Errors | CT ASC Fined, Placed on Probation for Safety Violations
  

June 2, 2011

• 14 Qs for Effective Patient ID | MN Nurse Suspended Following Hosp Infection Outbreak | Few Reg Spots Left for June ASC Conf | Joint Commission Releases New NPSG | Patient Safety Tool: 10 Q&As About MRSA
  

May 31, 2011

• Joint Commission's Most Challenging Reqs | HHS to Reconsider Same-Day Surgery Regs | One Week Left to Register for June ASC Conf! | Patient Safety Tool: Free Hand Hygiene Poster
  

May 26, 2011

• 10 New Patient Safety Projects | 4 Steps to Make ORs More Change-Friendly | Less Than 35 Reg Spots Left for June ASC Conf - Reg Today! | Patient Safety Tool: Free MRSA Resources
  

May 24, 2011

• Peer Review: 10 Things to Know | CMS: TN Hospital Must Address Patient Safety Issues | Less Than 40 Reg Spots Left for June ASC Conf - Reg Today! | Patient Safety Tool: APIC Guide to Elimination of Ortho Surgical SSIs
  

May 19, 2011

• 6 Essential Components of OR Culture of Safety | 10 Critical Social Media Guidelines | Only 3 Weeks Until June ASC Conf - Reg Today! | Iowa ASC Assn Discusses Patient Safety, Quality Care
  

May 17, 2011

• Preventing C. Diff Outbreaks: 10 Steps | HHS Releases HAI Prevention Video | Only 3 Weeks Until June ASC Conf - Reg Today | Developing Malignant Hyperthermia Transfer Plan
  

May 12, 2011

• 6 Ways to Decrease OR Sharps Injuries and Needle Sticks | High Healthcare Reliability: Q&A With Joint Commission Pres | Less Than 100 Reg Spots Left June ASC Conf - Reg Today | Suction Canister Use on Multiple Patients
  

• May 10, 2011
  • Malignant Hyperthermia Prep: 12 Critical Qs | Boston Sci Warns of Non-Sterile Devices | Less Than 100 Reg Spots Left June ASC Conf - Reg Today! | FDA Guidance Aims to Reduce Infections From Endoscopes
    

• May 5, 2011
  • May/June Supplement Now Online: Top 10 Patient Safety Issues | 10 Changes in How CMS Surveyors Handle ASCs | 12 Critical Rules for Safe Injection Practices | Disinfectant Surface Wipes: Effective or Just Convenient? | And 7 More Articles!
    

• May 3, 2011
  • Hosp Adverse Med Reactions Surge | OSHA Inspections of Outpatient Cntrs Start in 4 States | Early Reg Dscts Extended to May 9 for June ASC Conf - Reg Today! | Iowa Debates Mandatory Error Reporting
    
• April 28, 2011
  • 9 Steps for Great QI Studies | MA RNs to Strike for Patient Safety | One Day Left for Early Reg Dscts for June ASC Conf - Reg Today! | Joint Comm Seeks Comment on Proposed Vaccination Reqs
    

• April 26, 2011
  • SCIP Does Not Decrease SSIs | C Diff Increases Death Risk 6x in Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patients | Early Reg Dscts End Friday for June ASC Conf - Reg Today! | 1/3 Hosp Patients Experience Adverse Events
    
• April 21, 2011
  • Improperly Disinfected Endoscopes Used at LA Hosp | Hand-Washing Rule Removed from NV Patient Safety Bill | Early Reg Dscts End May 1 for June ASC Conf | Major Complications in 8% of Spine Surgeries
    
• April 19, 2011
  • 6 Patients at NY Hosp With C. Diff | CMS: ASCs May Not Limit Surveyor Access | AORN Announces Board of Directors | APIC, ASHE Statement Re: Johns Hopkins Faucet Study
    
• April 14, 2011
  • Steps to Create Influenza Prevention Prog | NV Reinstates License of Urologist Who Reused Single-Use Device | 2 Free Upcoming Webinars | 20 Qs for Safe Medication Management
    
• April 12, 2011
  • Safe Inj Practices Checklist | AL IV Infections Caused by Sterilization Failure | How Can Ortho, Spine & Pain ASCs and Practices Win Over Next Few Years: Reg for Ortho, Spine & Pain ASC Conf | Improve Busy Hospital Patient Flow: 5 Strategies
    
• April 7, 2011
  • Hosp Errors: 10x More Frequent Than Thought | Marshals Seize $6M in Products From Medical Wipes Co | Great Accred & Inf Cntrl Sessions at Ortho, Spine & Pain ASC Conf | 7 Ways to Perfect DOH Inspection
    
• April 5, 2011
  • AL Hosp Infection Outbreak Linked to Pharmacy | NJ Inspectors Find Violations at ASCs | Case Costing and Inf Cntrl: Learn Both at 9th Annual Ortho, Spine & Pain ASC Conf | Senators Question FDA Over Contaminated Medical Wipes
    
• March 31, 2011
  • 9 Patients Die After AL Hosp Infection Outbreak | FL Hosp Contacts Patients After Employee Infection Death | 4 Sessions Added on Inf Cntrl: Reg Now for 9th Annual Ortho, Spine & Pain ASC Conf | Controlling Surgical Smoke Hazards
    
• March 29, 2011
  • NV Uro Defends Repeat Use of Single-Use Device | 71% of Clinicians: Not Enough Done to Prevent Readmits | Reg Now: 9th Annual Ortho, Spine & Pain ASC Conf | 6 Ways to Address Drug Shortages
    
• March 24, 2011
  • TX Nurse Whistleblower Case: Hosp Admin Pleads Guilty | 10 Downloadable Patient Safety Tools | Register for 9th Annual Ortho, Spine & Pain ASC Conf | FDA Confirms MO Hospital Improved Infection Control
    
• March 22, 2011
  • MN Hosp Nurse Suspected of Infecting 23 Patients | 15 Infection Prevention Areas to Address | Register for 9th Annual Ortho, Spine and Pain Mgmt-Driven ASC Conf (June 9-11, Chicago) | Using Evidence-Based Medicine to Improve Quality
    
• March 17, 2011
  • NV Urologist License Suspended for Allegedly Reusing Single-Use Device | Fatal Med Error Leads to MA Hosp Lawsuit | 5 Ways to Meet ASC CfC | NV Bill: Require Patient Safety Checklists
    
• March 15, 2011
  • NY Bill: Criminalize Reckless Patient Infection | PA Physician on Probation for Violating Inf Ctrl Rules | AHRQ Pubs Nurse Handbook on Safety & Quality | ASCQC Issues Inf Ctrl Tools for ASCs
    
• March 10, 2011
  • Medical Errors Much Lower at Top-Rated Hosps | ASCs Await Fed Rules on Quality Reporting | Language Barriers Cause Adverse Events | Smith & Nephew Recalls Antiseptic Wipes
    
• March 8, 2011
  • Patient Room Assignment Linked to Higher C. Diff | Successful ASC Infec Ctrl: 6 Steps | Contaminated Surfaces, Skin Sites Cause MRSA | 11 Infec Ctrl Steps for Computers
    
• March 3, 2011
  • AORN: Med Use Process Needs Safety Focus | FDA Bans Unapproved Drugs | 9 Guidelines for Contaminated Laundry | CMS Inspection: Infection Control Noncompliance at MO Hosp
    
• March 1, 2011
  • 20 Qs for Infection Prevention Programs | Hosps Prohibit Wearing Surgical Attire Outside | HAIs: 70% Preventable | How to Determine Appropriate Surfaces for Disinfectants
    
• February 22, 2011
  • OSHA Guidance: Equipment Hazards Prevention | 10 Recent Infection Prevention Studies | Would Your Facility Pass an Infection Control Survey? | Application of Medicare Same-Day H&P Guidance for GI Centers
    
• February 15, 2011
  • FDA: Draft Guidance Recs Warning for Powdered Gloves | Proper Hand Hygiene Before Gloving Still a Challenge | 6 Tips for Ortho Surgery Infection Control | Patient Safety in 2011: 6 Thoughts
    
• February 8, 2011
  • FDA: Cautiously Use Non-Sterile Alcohol Prep Pads | Interpreting New Medicare Same-Day H&P Guidance | New AAAHC Handbook for ASCs Seeking Medicare Deemed Status | APIC Recs Mandatory Influenza Immunization
    
• February 1, 2011
  • 7 Steps for OSHA Compliance/AAAHC Releases Changes to 2011 Handbook/10 Patient Safety Tips for Hospitals/4 Strategies for Involving Physicians in ASC Accreditation
    
• January 25, 2011
  • Top 10 Patient Safety Issues for 2011/Infection Control - 6 Misconceptions/Downloadable Tool: Look-Alike Drug Names With Tall Man Letters/Free Webinar: 10 Critical Reqs of a Infection Prevention Program
    
• January 18, 2011
  • NQF Holds Stance on SSI Practice/5 Ways Anesthesia Can Improve Patient Safety/4 Steps to a Robust PI Process/Free Webinar: 10 Critical Reqs of a Infection Prevention Program
    
• January 11, 2011
  • Top 10 Most-Cited OSHA Health Standards/Joint Commission Highlights LASA Drugs/Maintain Clinical Documentation: 5 Best Practices/Free Webinar: Critical Requirements of Infection Prevention Program
    
• January 4, 2011
  • CMS Surveys of ASCs: 10 Recent Changes/Study: Anesthesiologist Hand Contamination Can Lead to Bacteria Transmission/TB Test Requirement for ASCs
    
• December 28, 2010
  • Medicare Clarifies Same-Day H&P for ASCs/Minimize Controlled-Drug Deviations: 10 Things to Do/Recommended Practices for Laser Safety in ORs From AORN/4 Common Medicare Violations at ASCs
    
• December 21, 2010
  • 9 Stats on ASC Outcomes From ASC Assn/CDC Releases Guidance on Environmental Cleaning Evaluation/5 Infection Control Parameters for ASCs/9 Myths About Hand Hygiene
    
• December 14, 2010
  • Meet Accreditation Standards: 5 Best Practices/New Ambulatory Healthcare NPSGs Published/CA ASC Assn. Responds to Criticism of ASC Oversight
    
• December 7, 2010
  • 5 Steps to Improve ASC Infection Control Programs/Medicare Requirements When ASCs and Practices Share EMR/10 Most-Read ASC Accreditation Articles
    
• November 30, 2010
  • 10 Strategies to Prepare for an ASC Accreditation Survey/5 Things to Know About ASC Infection Control and Compliance/6 Best Practices to Strengthen ASC Infection Control Programs
    
• November 23, 2010
  • 3 Accreditation Survey Deficiencies/3 Mistakes When Disinfecting Scopes/Guidance for Epinephrine Injection Usage/APIC Becomes Founding Sponsor of Becker's ASC Quality, Safety & Infection Control E-Weekly
    
• November 16, 2010
  • 6 Steps to Reduce Transfer Rates/7 Steps for Spine Surgeons to Prevent Infections/7 Key Changes to AAAHC Standards in 2010
    
• November 9, 2010
  • 10 Articles for Common ASC Accreditation Challenges/5 Tips for ASC CEOs to Make Infection Control a Priority/4 Tips for Improving Hand Hygiene Compliance
    
• November 2, 2010
  
  • 10 Sample ASC Accreditation and Safety P&Ps, Tools and Resources/8 Ways to Prepare for ASC Accreditation/How Long Does an ASC Need to Keep Drug Recall Notices
    
• October 26, 2010
  • 6 Best Practices for an Effective Infection Control Program/4 Steps to Meet Challenging Pre-Procedure Accreditation Requirements/3 QAPI Studies Praised by Surveyors
    
• October 19, 2010
  • ASC Groups Respond to Proposal to Boost Infection Control Measures/6 Steps to Improve Accreditation Survey Prep/10 Steps to Achieve Excellent Compliance to Infection Control Regs
    
• October 12, 2010
  • 10 Infection Control Tools/4 Steps Taken to Prepare for Quality Reporting Requirements/3 Steps to Build a Robust IC Program