Poor hand hygiene, other safety errors found at NJ clinic where 40 infected | OSU Wexner CEO resigns amid faculty concerns | Minnesota Children’s treats 34 of 50 measles outbreak cases | NJ hospital to lay off nurses, medical techs…
Infection Control
1 in 3 new drugs have safety issues after FDA approval | CMS can do more to validate hospital-reported infection data: OIG report | 10 latest executive resignations | 7 findings on patient experience leadership – top priorities, challenges and…
3 dead in San Diego County hepatitis A outbreak | MN measles outbreak prompts Allina Health to restrict child visitors | Florida hospital files for bankruptcy | 19 two-time 5-star hospitals, as recognized by CMS From: Becker's Infection Control &…
10 latest hand hygiene findings | 40+ infected, thousands exposed in MN measles outbreak | 30 exec moves | Medicaid patients wait ‘significantly longer’ for outpatient visits than commercially insured From: Becker's Infection Control & Clinical Quality <editorial@beckershealthcare.com> Subject: 10…
[Nurse leadership] 10 best and worst states for nurses | Survey: 70% of nurses report burnout | House passes AHCA: 7 things to know | ICU nurse salary & benefits: 10 notes From: Becker's Infection Control & Clinical Quality <editorial@beckershealthcare.com>…
CDC updates SSI prevention guidelines | HCA to change its name – again | WHO’s world hand hygiene day: 5 notes | Physician autonomy linked to more appropriate antimicrobial prescriptions From: Becker's Infection Control & Clinical Quality <editorial@beckershealthcare.com> Subject: CDC…
Certain hospitals persistently penalized for readmissions | CHS divests 11 hospitals, plans sale of 3 more | Researchers create paper-based sanitizers | New intervention linked to reduced suicides among ED patients From: Becker's Infection Control & Clinical Quality <editorial@beckershealthcare.com> Subject:…
20 latest findings on C. diff | CDC: US yellow fever vaccine to run out by mid-2017 | Remembering Chuck Lauer | High prices not indicative of better outpatient care quality, study finds From: Becker's Infection Control & Clinical Quality…
CMS updates HCAHPS data – how many hospitals have 5 stars for patient experience? | 21 exec moves | Rebooting patient safety: 7 Qs with leaders of IHI, NPSF | MN measles outbreak, WA mumps outbreaks spread From: Becker's Infection…
[Nurse leadership] Infection control nurse pay by experience level: 4 notes | Nurses sitting at bedside linked to higher patient experience scores | Brigham and Women’s offers voluntary buyouts to 1,600 workers From: Becker's Infection Control & Clinical Quality <editorial@beckershealthcare.com>…
