From: Becker's Operating Room Clinical Quality & Infection Control <scott@beckersasc.com>
Subject: 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
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News & Analysis
June 23, 2011

1. New Bill Would Provide Nurse Whistleblower Protection, Establish Federal Hospital Minimum for Nurse-to-Patient Staffing Ratios. Click Here

2. Sharps Safety in Ambulatory Settings -- What Would You Do? Click Here
By Marcia Patrick of MultiCare Health System.

3. Patient Safety Tools: 'Stop Antibiotics' Poster Click Here & OSHA Bloodborne Pathogen Program Assessment. Click Here

4. Elements of an Award-Winning HAI Prevention Program: Q&A With Pam Strickland of Kimberly-Clark. Click Here

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6. California Hospital Association Files Lawsuit Against State Department of Public Health Over Required Infection Reporting. Click Here

7. Wrong-Site Surgery Estimated to Occur 40 Times Every Week. Click Here

8. Critical Survey Preparation Best Practice for ASCs: Contract an Infection Control Expert. Click Here

9. Does CMS Require a Mechanical Ventilator: Q&A With Amy Mowles of Mowles Medical Practice Management. Click Here

10. CDC Data Show Sepsis Hospitalizations Doubled From 2000-2008. Click Here


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