Wildfire closes two hospitals in Northern California | PA median salary for all 50 states | Physicians with low quality ratings prescribe more opioids for headaches | Viewpoint: Pressure to reduce readmissions can hinder care quality, patient safety From: Becker's…
Infection Control
Ark. VA hospital under review for using outdated sterilization practices | Man posts live video of himself holding gun in Ohio children’s hospital | Erie County Medical Center finds Legionella in water supply | 10 most overused medical tests, treatments…
Detroit woman sentenced to week in jail for refusing to vaccinate son | UPHS-Marquette nurses in midst of 2-day strike | Virginia hospital closes | Study: Hospital food can carry MRSA, VRE From: Becker's Infection Control & Clinical Quality <editorial@beckershealthcare.com>…
HHS withdraws 3 proposed rules | Online physician ratings not indicative of care quality | Sunrise Hospital CMO: ‘Difficult, chaotic’ experience treating Las Vegas shooting victims | 1 in 4 Americans say physicians most to blame for opioid epidemic From:…
Nearly 800 nurses strike at Berkshire Medical Center | Study: Sepsis initiatives may boost C. diff rates | Calif. hospital files for bankruptcy after missing payroll | NY state slow to investigate serious nursing complaints, audit finds From: Becker's Infection…
Las Vegas hospitals deal with mass shooting aftermath | 5k patients need dialysis in Puerto Rico, 3 already dead | Tenn. hospital closes after falling 94% short of GoFundMe goal | 88% of healthcare professionals experience workplace violence From: Becker's…
Hershey Medical Center cited for 2 more patient deaths | Nurses at Calif. hospital walk off the job after not being paid | 5 recent and ongoing outbreaks | Patient accused of stabbing UMass Memorial nurse in face with pen…
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…
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…
