CMS postpones Oct. hospital star ratings update | 20 hospitals hiring nurses | Feds charge former Tenet execs in $400M fraud case | Survey: 1 in 5 Americans say they’ve experienced a medical error From: Becker's Infection Control & Clinical…
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Nurses union sues Brigham and Women’s over mandatory flu shot policy | Houston woman dies of flesh-eating bacteria from Harvey floodwaters | Tenet CEO to exit with $22.9M | CMS looks into union allegations of unsafe patient care at UPHS-Marquette…
Patient at center of Utah blood draw controversy dies | Senate won’t bring Graham-Cassidy to a vote | Mass. hospital tightens security after patient stabs nurse in ED | Fla. lawmaker warned officials of overheated nursing home’s power outage day…
Las Vegas police officer fatally shoots man in custody at University Medical Center | Wash. AG sues 2nd hospital over charity care | Wis. health system blames Cerner software for $16M loss | 6 notes on antibiotic prescribing patterns of…
800 Berkshire Medical Center nurses to strike | Newborn photo problem prompts Navy surgeon general to ban phones from patient care areas | Cleveland Clinic CEO Dr. Toby Cosgrove: Graham-Cassidy spells trouble for hospitals | 112 physician leaders to know…
CVS is now limiting opioid prescriptions | 16 CEO moves | After nurse’s arrest, Utah lawmakers specify when police can draw blood | Fla. shutters nursing home after finding staff edited deceased patients’ medical records From: Becker's Infection Control &…
Intermountain faces nurse complaints over lunch break policies | Sen. Grassley calls for public disclosure of hospital safety inspections | Centegra to lay off 131, outsource 230 | OB/GYN resident goes into labor while delivering baby From: Becker's Infection Control…
Death toll rises to 9 in overheated Fla. nursing home | Nurses protest at 20+ Kaiser locations over staffing | LifePoint to lay off 158 | The meaning behind #FightFlu From: Becker's Infection Control & Clinical Quality <editorial@beckershealthcare.com> Subject: Death…
Fla. hospital suspends employees over inappropriate photos with newborns | CMS grants quality reporting exceptions to hospitals hit by Irma | Neurosurgeon wins $17.5M case contesting firing from Swedish Health | 2 most effective OR practices to reduce SSIs From:…
UPMC fires employees who took graphic photos of patient | Fla. nursing home where 8 died had repeat safety violations | Physician’s resignation drives Va. hospital to close | Mayo Clinic adds symptoms assessment tool to Epic patient portal From:…
