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Subject: NY May Require Bachelor's for Nurses | 14 MRSA Prevention Strategies | C. Diff Environmental Cleaning Checklist | Top Healthcare Challenges, Emergency Preparedness & Value of Leadership
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News & Analysis
Oct. 20, 2011

1. Patient Safety Advocates Lobbying to Make New York First State to Require Bachelor's Degrees for Nurses. Click Here

2. 14 Core MRSA Prevention Strategies. Click Here

3. Patient Safety Tool: Clostridium Difficile Environmental Cleaning Checklist. Click Here

4. Top Healthcare Challenges, Emergency Preparedness & Value of Leadership: Q&A With Joe Cappiello of HFAP. Click Here

5. CMS Issues Final Rule for ASC Conditions for Coverage, Allows Unrestricted Same-Day Surgery for ASCs. Click Here

6. Less Than One Week Until Free Webinar: "Best of Both Worlds For Your ASC: Increasing Productivity and Raising Standards in Sterilization" (Oct. 26; 1:15 p.m. - 2:15 p.m. CDT). Spots are going quickly, so reserve yours today! Click Here

7. Follow-Up Survey of Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta Begins. Click Here

8. Patient Safety Tool: Pressure Ulcer Pocket Card. Click Here

9. JAMA: Readmission Risk Prediction Tools Perform PoorlyClick Here

10. Missouri Organizations Offer Free Seminar on Best Practices in Infection Control in ASCs, Outpatient Settings. Click Here


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