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 |

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August 7, 2012

1. 10 Changes to Quality Reporting Programs.

2. 4 Common Sterile Processing Mistakes.

3. Surgeons Unwilling to Pull Life Support When Medical Error Involved.

4. Upcoming webinar:

Cost Cutter or Value Killer? Finding the Right Answers When Looking For Equipment Service Cost-Savings (Wed., Aug. 8, 11:00 PM-12:15 PM CT). To learn more or register, .

5. Patient Safety Tool: Employee Instruction Worksheet.

6. Patient Safety Tool: Checklist for Health Literacy Materials.

7. Timing of Antibiotics Crucial in Preventing Infections After C Section.

8. NQF Endorses Pulmonary and Critical Care Measures.

9. Study: Hospitals Use Fewer Than Half of Recommended Practices to Reduce Readmissions.

10. Meeting the Challenge of Cultural Change on the Path to a High-Value Future.

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