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…
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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:…
[Nurse leadership] 8 dead at Fla. nursing home left without air conditioning after Irma | Nurse strike costs Calif. county $1.5M | 20 hospitals hiring nurses | Missouri hospital to close next week From: Becker's Infection Control & Clinical Quality…
Officials to investigate sewage leak in ORs at Medstar hospital | Man shoots, kills mother in ICU of Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center | 8 tips for high-quality hand-offs | Mercy Hospital Springfield brings in interim leadership after firing 12 employees over…
Police fatally shoot Irma evacuee who opened fire in Novant hospital | Harvey floodwaters carry high levels of E coli, toxins | Puppies sicken 39 people in multistate bacterial outbreak | Caring for patients, employees in a storm: 5 thoughts…
