St. Francis Hospital warns 3,000 of heater-cooler infection risk | Redefining patient safety in 2017 – 6 thoughts from IHI’s CEO | CDC: Heroin overdose deaths surpass gun homicides for first time | 4 ways to improve hand hygiene compliance…
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[Nurse leadership] Largest layoffs of 2016 | Texas researchers develop smartwatch for nurses | Why exceptional mentors never stop prioritizing personal development | 4 requests nurses have for Trump From: Becker's Infection Control & Clinical Quality <editorial@beckershealthcare.com> Subject: [Nurse leadership]…
Employee found dead in Florida hospital | 7 things to know about CDC’s ‘Winnable Battles’ | Senate approves 21st Century Cures Act | Calif. death certificates would indicate superbug infections under proposed bill From: Becker's Infection Control & Clinical Quality…
Maggots found in patient’s wound; 4 Oklahoma VA staff members resign | Leapfrog names 2016 Top Hospitals: 7 things to know | Texas hospital abruptly closes | CDC: Mumps outbreak hits 10-year high From: Becker's Infection Control & Clinical Quality…
VA hospital dentist puts nearly 600 patients at infection risk | Cleveland Clinic CEO Dr. Toby Cosgrove to advise Trump | How does hospital patient room design affect HAI rates? | National health spending hits $3.2T in 2015 From: Becker's…
Overlapping surgeries prove safe in Mayo Clinic study | 16 exec moves | 28 US babies born with Zika-related birth defects | 12 confirmed norovirus outbreaks in Montana From: Becker's Infection Control & Clinical Quality <editorial@beckershealthcare.com> Subject: Overlapping surgeries prove…
[Nurse leadership] Patient accused of kidnapping nurse in Illinois hospital | 13 CNO, CMO moves & 13 layoffs | AHA’s letter to Trump: 5 requests for the president-elect | Duke’s robotic nurse helps reduce contact with infectious disease From: Becker's…
21 sickened in multistate drug-resistant Salmonella outbreak | How hospitals are dealing with the Tennessee wildfire | WWI antiseptic could prove useful in superbug fight | Tampa General Hospital CEO abruptly resigns From: Becker's Infection Control & Clinical Quality <editorial@beckershealthcare.com>…
New strep bacteria strain causes 28 hospitalizations, 3 deaths in Alaska | Trump picks Price, Verma to lead HHS, CMS: 9 things to know | Hospitals’ CMS star rating linked to city’s stress level | 70+ mumps cases at Mizzou…
Texas reports first local Zika case | Woman charged for injecting fecal matter into son’s IV line | Infectious disease death trends in the US: 8 key points | Man sues CNN for airing images of him in hospital From:…
