5 ways to improve care experience, as reported by patients | Improperly sterilized scope at Air Force clinic puts 135 at infection risk | Memorial Hermann CEO steps down after 1 year | FDA approves new antibiotic for skin infections…
Infection Control
Investigation: Understaffing in OR contributed to 2 patient deaths at Calif. hospital | Patient shoots nurse in Fla. hospital | 25 exec moves | 6 findings on antibiotic stewardship in US hospitals From: Becker's Infection Control & Clinical Quality <editorial@beckershealthcare.com>…
100 patient safety benchmarks | Hand hygiene rap video wins APIC Film Festival | Calif. medical group files for bankruptcy | CDC: 156 C. auris superbug cases in the US From: Becker's Infection Control & Clinical Quality <editorial@beckershealthcare.com> Subject: 100…
[Nurse leadership] Patient stabs nurse at Mass. hospital | 17 CNO and CMO moves | Miss. health system cuts 100+ jobs | 61% of pediatric nurses in poor work environments miss care, study says From: Becker's Infection Control & Clinical…
AHA asks CMS to suspend hospital star ratings | 6 latest hospital bankruptcies, closures | One-third of tested heater-cooler devices have deadly bacteria | Lawsuit: CHS failed to provide up to $110M in charity care From: Becker's Infection Control &…
Lawsuit: Houston Methodist secretly taped patient calls | 1 in 5 patients experience adverse events from antibiotics | Removing sinks from ICUs can reduce bacterial colonization of patients | Why Mayo Clinic owns, operates a 56-bell bell tower From: Becker's…
Mold in sink forces Calif. hospital to close surgical unit | 7 areas of patient safety concern found at Atlanta VA hospital | 28 exec moves | UHS hospital faces Medicare termination after Buzzfeed News report From: Becker's Infection Control…
FDA lists reusable medical devices with greatest infection risk | Hospital CEOs’ views on quality, safety: 5 findings | Patient wait times in America: 9 things to know | CHI Health closes Nebraska hospital, opens new ED From: Becker's Infection…
[Nurse leadership] Neb. hospital closes transitional care unit due to nursing shortage | Prisoner holds nursing assistant, officer hostage at Ill. hospital | 3-year-old Dallas hospital closes | Concurrent surgeries at MGH caught in crosshairs of new lawsuit From: Becker's…
10 healthcare rules patients, staff say should be broken | CMS: Hospitals must develop water policies to prevent Legionnaires’ disease | MedStar hospital lays off 100 | Woman arrested for posing as Ind. hospital employee From: Becker's Infection Control &…
