Rare deadly human infection linked to horseback riding | 15 US babies born with Zika-related birth defects | NIH closes sterile production facility following safety concerns | Skagit Regional CEO resigns amid possible loss of Medicare contract From: Becker's Infection…
Infection Control
49 hospitals facing the highest readmission penalties | How a safety stand-down can boost hand hygiene compliance to 94% | 72 infected in Wisconsin whooping cough outbreak | CHS to sell 12 hospitals to drive down debt From: Becker's Infection…
[Nurse leadership] Nurse-driven protocols shorten ED stays, study finds | 5 tips to prevent work stress from infiltrating home life | 6 must-reads for hospital leaders this week From: Becker's Infection Control & Clinical Quality <editorial@beckershealthcare.com> Subject: [Nurse leadership] Nurse-driven…
CMS penalizes 2.6k hospitals for high readmissions: 5 statistics | 3 ways to get safe surgical attire protocol to stick | Pediatric office drops 8 families after negative Facebook comments | 3.7M affected in Banner Health data breach From: Becker's…
How did CMS rate US News’ 20 Honor Roll hospitals? | Some hospitals ease ICU visitor restrictions: 3 key points | TriHealth lures 3 cardiologists from rival health system | 45 hospitals with the lowest heart failure readmission rates From:…
US News names 20 hospitals to Honor Roll: 6 things to know | CDC issues Miami travel warning after 10 new Zika cases identified | 17 exec moves | 30% of children’s hospital readmissions may be preventable From: Becker's Infection…
4 Florida Zika cases likely caused by local mosquitoes | Where are the hospitals that received 1 star from CMS? | VA spent $20M on art amid wait-time scandal | Is household decolonization of MRSA effective? From: Becker's Infection Control…
[Nurse leadership] Nurse suspended after stabbing autistic boy with hypodermic needle | 11 must-reads for healthcare leaders | Missouri hospitals to see record turnover in nurses From: Becker's Infection Control & Clinical Quality <editorial@beckershealthcare.com> Subject: [Nurse leadership] Nurse suspended after…
CMS released overall hospital star ratings: 12 things to know | FDA OKs label changes for popular antibiotics to help limit use | Man arrested for selling fake cancer cure for $1.2k per bottle | The 102 hospitals with 5…
Physician will pay $8M for giving healthy patients chemo | 3 risk factors for patient-to-patient transmission of resistant bacteria | Lollapalooza causes 3-fold spike in ER visits | Zika infection threatens 1.6M women of childbearing age From: Becker's Infection Control…
