Improperly sanitized scopes at N.Y. VA puts 500+ patients at infection risk | Cleveland Clinic, American Cancer Society pull events from Trump’s Mar-a-Lago | The music genre surgeons prefer most in the OR | AHRQ: Healthcare access and quality improve,…
Infection Control
[Nurse leadership] Higher nurse workloads spurs lower hand hygiene compliance | IRS revokes hospital’s tax-exempt status | Baystate Noble nurses authorize strike | 20 hospitals hiring nurses From: Becker's Infection Control & Clinical Quality <editorial@beckershealthcare.com> Subject: [Nurse leadership] Higher nurse…
215 newly rated 5-star hospitals for patient experience | Who is obligated to protect patients during an active shooter event? | Chinese billionaire ups stake in CHS again | Patient oversight can boost hand hygiene compliance: 4 study findings From:…
Letter exposes clinical errors at center of UMC’s obstetrics ward shutdown | 7 ways to minimize noise in the OR | 2 more Broward execs resign | Mount Sinai’s surgical ICU mortality drops 28% with Epic checklist | 110 ACOs…
CMS to cancel major bundled payment initiatives | Dr. Atul Gawande: Healthcare is ‘massively far’ from using AI to diagnose patients | Drug-resistant fungus infects 200+ UK patients | Patient finds blood on wheelchair at N.Y. hospital From: Becker's Infection…
Swedish Health hospital at risk of losing Medicare, Medicaid funding | Adventist hospital sued for $8.6M after mom mistakenly suffocates newborn | FDA: Balloon obesity devices linked to 5 patient deaths | N.H. hospital reopens ER after mystery illness prompts…
[Nurse leadership] Brigham and Women’s takes steep fall in US News rankings: 7 things to know | 20 hospitals hiring nurses | Trump declares opioid epidemic national emergency | CPCMO: What the latest hospital C-suite title stands for From: Becker's…
DC officials order 90-day shutdown of United Medical Center’s maternity ward | Fujifilm recalls duodenoscopes over infection risk | Broward exec resigns amid accusations she fed $1.7M to marketing agency | N.C. hospital sends family deceased daughter’s blood-stained clothing From:…
Swedish CEO overhauls overlapping surgery policy | 10 best and worst states for healthcare | Dr. Peter Pronovost: Hospitals need standards for reporting quality measures | Pro-vaccine messages can backfire, study finds From: Becker's Infection Control & Clinical Quality <editorial@beckershealthcare.com>…
US News releases Best Hospital rankings | Mass. nurses picket Baystate corporate HQ | 15 exec moves | CMS withdraws proposal to publicize safety issues found during accreditor investigations From: Becker's Infection Control & Clinical Quality <editorial@beckershealthcare.com> Subject: US News…
