1. More Hospitals Announce Flu Vaccination Policies: Beth Israel Deaconess, Children's Hospital in Boston. Mercy Memorial Hospital System in Michigan. Three Wisconsin Hospitals.

2. Choosing a Focus for a Quality Improvement Activity.

3. Joint Commission Names 405 Top Performing Hospitals on Key Quality Measures.

4. Staff Safety Tool: Checklist for Sharps Injury Prevention.

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6. New York's Memorial Sloan-Kettering Halts Tap Water Use for Infection Control Purposes. 

7. Massachusetts Publishes Surgery Center Employee Influenza Vaccination Results. 

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9. Staff Education Tool: 'Exposure to Blood: What Healthcare Personnel Need to Know' Brochure. Find almost 150 reports featuring downloadable checklists, posters, brochures, videos and other resources in our Database of Downloadable Safety and Quality Tools & Resources.

10. Iowa Physician Charged for Wrong-Site Surgery, Other Violations.   

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