Eisenberg Patient Safety and Quality Award winners announced | Quality improvement, hand hygiene initiatives needed in outpatient settings | Dr. Donald Berwick: ‘It is time for era 3’ of medicine | Aetna pays employees up to $500 per year for…
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[Nursing leadership] Nurse accused of assaulting dementia patient, denies charges | Hepatitis C outbreak linked to former nurse | AORN launches campaign to ‘clear’ hazardous smoke from ORs From: Becker’s Infection Control & Clinical Quality <editorial@beckershealthcare.com> Subject: [Nursing leadership] Nurse…
White House to use Ebola funds for Zika efforts | Hospital warns 260 patients of possible HIV, hepatitis exposure | Cerner faces overtime lawsuit | Healthgrades names patient safety, experience award recipients From: Becker’s Infection Control & Clinical Quality <editorial@beckershealthcare.com>…
CDC: Lab-confirmed flu cases fall, overall rates remain elevated | 139-year-old California hospital to close this month | Study: Yelp can supplement federal patient experience surveys | Tenet CEO and CFO compensation slashed in 2015 From: Becker’s Infection Control &…
CDC hosts national Zika summit | Top 10 infection control stories from last week | Nurse practitioners vs. primary care physicians: Comparing cost of care | Hand hygiene-related screen savers may boost compliance From: Becker’s Infection Control & Clinical Quality…
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CDC worker possibly infected with lab-acquired Salmonella | WHO confirms scientific consensus that Zika causes neurological disorders | 19 exec moves | 6 trends in patient care and tech From: Becker’s Infection Control & Clinical Quality <editorial@beckershealthcare.com> Subject: CDC worker…
[Nurse leadership] Patient deaths linked to understaffing in nurses survey | 14 layoffs | When clinicians report their coworkers’ bad behavior, patient care improves From: Becker’s Infection Control & Clinical Quality <editorial@beckershealthcare.com> Subject: [Nurse leadership] Patient deaths linked to understaffing…
Another death linked to WI’s bacterial bloodstream infection outbreak | Patient dies after fall from 6th floor window at Maine hospital | Johns Hopkins performs world’s first HIV-positive to HIV-positive liver transplant | MedStar recovering from computer virus From: Becker’s…
CCJR model starts this week: 13 things to know | Overall hospitalization rate for flu continues to climb | 65 top hospitals for physician communication | Massachusetts hospital to cease inpatient services From: Becker’s Infection Control & Clinical Quality <editorial@beckershealthcare.com>…
CDC updates guidance on Zika transmission & pregnancy: 7 things to know | Hospital air helps transmit antibiotic-resistant bacteria | 14 exec moves | Feds seek information on concurrent surgeries at 20 facilities From: Becker’s Infection Control & Clinical Quality…