Patient finds scalpel in body 4 years after surgery, sues VA | CDC shifts focus from nukes to flu | Former Allina VP charged with 7 counts of theft | Viewpoint: Global flu pandemic ‘almost certainly on the horizon’ From:…
Infection Control
‘Flu is everywhere’ – 49 states report widespread flu activity | MedPAC votes to kill MIPS | Join 320 speakers & 3,500 people at the Becker’s Hospital Review Annual Meeting | Survey: Low nurse levels hurt patient satisfaction From: Becker's…
Baltimore hospital accused of ‘dumping’ gowned patient at bus stop | HSHS Sacred Heart Hospital CEO Julie Manas exits suddenly | 25 best healthcare jobs in 2018 | U of Wisconsin Health CMIO: Copy-and-pasting in EHRs is a patient safety…
CMS launches new bundled payment model: 6 things to know | Calif. hospital files for bankruptcy | Saline shortage complicates flu treatment at hospitals nationwide | For better care, break the rules: 5 tips to get started From: Becker's Clinical…
3 reasons flu season could get worse | Tenet to cut 700 more jobs | Joint Commission re-accredits Hawaii hospital despite recent patient escape | Trump executive order aims to expand mental healthcare for transitioning vets From: Becker's Clinical Leadership…
Pa. hospital wrongly injected misidentified patient with antipsychotic drugs: Lawsuit | Calif. fines 9 hospitals $500k+ for patient safety issues | Join Kaiser CEO Bernard Tyson, Presidents Bush & Clinton at Beckers 2018 Annual Meeting | What physicians like most…
Forceps left inside woman after surgery at Calif. hospital, says lawsuit | 46 states report widespread flu activity | Quorum Health to close 156-bed Ohio hospital | Study: Medical jargon may harm patient-provider communication From: Becker's Clinical Leadership & Infection…
Oregon VA hospital allegedly turned away patients to boost quality rating | Federal lawsuit: Duke, UNC agreed not to hire each other’s physicians | Baylor Scott & White to close hospital Feb. 28, cut 711 jobs | 10 things nurses…
Texas hospital sees 200+ flu cases in 1 week | CMS’ rolls out new QPP data submission system | Ex-director of finance accused of embezzling $3M from N.C. hospital | Physicians hugging patients – empathetic or inappropriate? From: Becker's Clinical…
HCA limits post-surgical opioids, warns patients they ‘will feel pain’ | Kaleida nurses fight proposed dress code | Hospitals face $1.6B in Medicare payment cuts after judge dismisses lawsuit | 3 ways to improve post-hospitalization sepsis care From: Becker's Clinical…
