CDC: Influenza activity remains low | Bon Secours hospital cuts opioid use 80% with new surgical protocols | Los Angeles hospital to close, lay off 638 employees | UCSF researchers mine EHRs to track 435k patient movements, pinpoint source of…
Infection Control
Tufts nurses to picket Nov. 2 | CEO, CFO, COO & VP at Tenet’s Baptist Health System to depart | ER operators to Google: Name the authors of 22 bad online reviews | 5 Qs with Lucile Packard Children’s CMO…
Nurse claims Spectrum Health accommodated patient request for no black caregivers | Tenet to close 232-bed Phoenix hospital | San Diego VA administers 1.5k ineffective flu shots | Epic ranks highest on patient safety improvement in the ED From: Becker's…
More Americans died of drug overdoses in 2016 than the Vietnam War | 10 states with the most overworked nurses | Senators reach bipartisan healthcare agreement: 8 things to know | CMS releases preliminary CJR program results From: Becker's Infection…
Healthgrades: 25 cities leading the way in healthcare | Nearly 50% of US medical care occurs in EDs | Apple has pursued talks to buy medical clinics | CDC: Influenza activity low at start of flu season From: Becker's Infection…
Emory hospital delays toddler’s transplant over father’s arrest | Miss. Hospital to charge $200 for nonurgent ED visits | 58 hospitals with innovation programs | What patients really want from physicians after a medical error From: Becker's Infection Control &…
Anesthesiologist shortage forces Denver VA hospital to postpone dozens of surgeries | How the Pioneer ACOs stacked up on quality, savings | Dignity Health’s operating loss widens to $66.8M | England’s top physician warns of ‘post-antibiotic apocalypse’ From: Becker's Infection…
Ohio hospital evacuates patients, staff after fire breaks out | Trump’s healthcare executive order: 4 things to know | 20 hospitals hiring nurses | Steal this idea: How Sinai CEO Karen Teitelbaum set out to decriminalize mental illness in Chicago…
Community hospitals in crisis mode after wildfires shut down Kaiser, Sutter hospitals | Video captures Fla. physician’s altercation with patient over wait times | Former Cleveland Clinic exec pleads guilty in $2.7M fraud scheme | The most crucial aspect of…
10 statistics on RN compensation | Orlando trauma surgeon on mass shootings: ‘All hospitals need to be prepared’ | Physician barred from Medicare over $670 in questionable charges | West Virginia VA hospital manipulated wait times, patient data for 7…
