[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…
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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…
CDC updates Zika guidance: 4 things to know | Olympus told US execs no warning needed on scopes, despite previous superbug outbreaks | 17 exec moves | 10 things to know about CMS’ new mandatory cardiac bundle From: Becker's Infection…
Florida investigates another possible case of local Zika | 2 recommendations for sterility management | CMS releases overall star ratings data | Hospitals consider security changes following fatal shootings | DOJ charges 3 people for $1B Medicare fraud scheme From:…
[Nurse leadership] Brigham and Women’s nurses give OK to contract agreement | DOJ, states sue Anthem, Aetna to block mega deals | Quint Studer’s 4 tips for better talent retention | South Dakota’s oldest nurse retires at 93 From: Becker's…
Latest Theranos lawsuit alleges patient harm from faulty blood test | 9-step bundle halves spine surgery SSIs | Norovirus reported at Republican National Convention | Mo. hospital to lay off 200, citing government regulations From: Becker's Infection Control & Clinical…
[LINK CORRECTION] Possible locally acquired Zika case in Miami | Minimizing OR foot traffic linked to SSI reduction | Traditional hand hygiene audits exaggerate compliance gap between nurses, physicians | 23 exec moves From: Becker's Infection Control & Clinical Quality…
CDC investigates Zika case not transmitted by mosquito, sexual contact | Gunman kills 2 at Parrish Medical Center | How many patients is too many? Study debunks industry standard | Zika epidemic will end in 3 years, scientists predict From:…
First ever female-to-male sexual Zika transmission reported | Gonorrhea could become untreatable by antibiotics | Schwarzenegger, Leno and President George W. Bush to speak at Becker meetings next year | Lancaster General postpones surgeries due to broken A/C From: Becker's…
