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Infection Control
CDC finds strongest link yet between Zika and microcephaly | Investigation completes at Fla. hospital where woman died after being forcibly removed | Wrong-patient procedure performed on newborn at Tennessee hospital From: Becker's Infection Control & Clinical Quality <editorial@beckershealthcare.com> Subject:…
[Nurse leadership] Nurses: The silver bullet for hand hygiene compliance improvement? | 4 pitfalls that trip up new execs | 12 hospitals with the unhealthiest food options From: Becker's Infection Control & Clinical Quality <editorial@beckershealthcare.com> Subject: [Nurse leadership] Nurses: The…
Top 10 sentinel events in 2015 | Johns Hopkins 1st in US to offer HIV-positive to HIV-positive organ transplants | Dengue outbreak on Hawaiian island | 44 hospitals with the lowest door-to-diagnoses ED wait times From: Becker's Infection Control &…
High rate of newborn deaths after heart surgery raises questions for Pa. hospital | Which WHO hand hygiene moment has lowest compliance? | 15 things to know about Obama’s budget | Norovirus outbreak temporarily halts admissions at KU Hospital campus…
Fourth UPMC patient with mold infection dies after outbreak | UIHC alerts 1.5k patients of infection risk | Obama seeks $1.8B to fight Zika | 50 rural hospital CEOs to know From: Becker's Infection Control & Clinical Quality <editorial@beckershealthcare.com> Subject:…
2,900 patients at risk for HIV, hepatitis at Swedish | Surgical checklists linked to shorter hospital stays | Ga. hospital CEO arrested for prescription drug fraud | Care at Indian Health Service facilities called ‘horrifying’ From: Becker's Infection Control &…
[Nurse leadership] Productivity, strategy and culture: 10 must-reads for healthcare leaders | PA hospital fires nursing aide for HIPAA violation | Why this nurse has run more than 20 marathons From: Becker's Infection Control & Clinical Quality <editorial@beckershealthcare.com> Subject: [Nurse…
Longer hours for residents don’t hinder patient care | Before his suicide, Broward CEO hired private investigator | 5 key focuses for CQOs | National cancer moonshot initiative: 10 things to know From: Becker's Infection Control & Clinical Quality <editorial@beckershealthcare.com>…
Zika virus transmitted sexually in Texas | Hospital learns mystery patient’s identity after 16 years | CDC issues emergency advisory on severe flu cases | Okla. hospital abruptly closes From: Becker's Infection Control & Clinical Quality <editorial@beckershealthcare.com> Subject: Zika virus…
