Infection Control Archives - Page 6 of 310

396 cleanest hospitals: CMS | Hantavirus response expands: 6 updates | Leapfrog debuts 'full transparency' badges | Wash. sues Providence | 25 hospitals with highest SEP-1 scores

Plus: CoxHealth changes service lines, leadership structure May 14, 2026 1. 396 cleanest hospitals Full story 2. Hantavirus response spans 2 US biocontainment facilities: 6 updates Full story 3. From reducing same-day cancellations to eliminating throughput friction, leaders share proven…

583 hospitals with 1 and 5 stars from CMS | Medicare halts hospice, home health enrollments | Pros, cons of 'peanut butter raises' | Providence taps clinical exec from Sutter | 5th state adopts 'physician associate' title

Plus: Patient privacy in the smart room era May 13, 2026 1. 384 hospitals with 5 stars from CMS Full story 2. 199 hospitals with 1 star from CMS Full story 3. WakeMed created 10%+ more capacity without new construction.…

Top hospitals for PX, safety: Healthgrades | Banner nets lowest-ever physician burnout | RFK Jr. quietly probes vaccines: NYT | GLP-1s tied to higher breast cancer survival | 5 stats on physician productivity

Plus: Ascension taps nurse scientists for patient care May 12, 2026 1. 80 top hospitals for patient experience, safety: Healthgrades Full story 2. At Banner Health, engagement is a clinical strategy Full story 3. From reducing same-day cancellations to eliminating…

17 monitored for hantavirus in Neb. | Physicians exit clinical practice earlier than ever | Texas psych hospital loses Medicare funding | FDA chief's future in question: 5 notes | Why some systems still back remote work

Plus: Boston Scientific pacemaker tied to 2,557 serious injuries, 4 deaths May 11, 2026 1. 17 Americans monitored for hantavirus at U of Nebraska Medical Center: 6 updates Full story 2. What's driving physicians to early retirement Full story 3.…

What safety dashboards miss | 18 Legionella cases reported at Kaiser hospital | 58% of physician-scientists weigh US exit: 6 notes | 1 nursing degree where enrollment is falling | ED stays shrink as volumes rise: Report

Plus: Nurses unprepared for cyber downtime May 8, 2026 1. The patient safety 'iceberg': What reporting dashboards miss Full story 2. 58% of physician-scientists consider leaving, moving abroad: 6 notes Full story 3. OR bottlenecks are eroding margins. Surgical leaders…

Star ratings of straight-'A', 'F' hospitals | 6 Joint Commission moves | Hospital shootings rose 8.4% annually since 2012: Study | HCA Mission ramps up nurse hiring amid scrutiny | 7 new drug shortages

Plus: Leaders challenge HHS’ psychiatric meds initiative May 7, 2026 1. Star ratings of Leapfrog's 16 straight-'A', 'F' hospitals Full story 2. Hospital shootings rose 8.4% annually from 2012 to 2024: Study Full story 3. Hidden infusion capacity is costing…

Decades-old math error may be shorting nurse budgets: 4 notes | Ark. hospital to lay off physicians | Nurse 'thank-yous' from 12 execs | AI spots pancreatic cancer 3 years early: Mayo | FDA moves to limit GLP-1 compounding

Plus: A new framework to predict obesity complications April 30, 2026 1. Decades-old formula error may be causing hospitals to underbudget nursing staff: 4 notes Full story 2. 12 hospital executives' thank-you notes to nurses Full story 3. Texas Oncology used real-time analytics…

Healthcare's culture of silence is breaking | Jefferson pilots ambient AI for nurses | Loan caps fuel physician career regrets: Survey | Medical liability premiums rise: 6 notes | FDA unveils 'real-time' clinical trials

Plus: Mount Sinai turns nurse strike into a communication blueprint April 29, 2026 1. Healthcare's culture of silence is breaking: 4 notes Full story 2. Can ambient AI work for nurses? Jefferson Health is finding out Full story 3. Rising costs. Fragmented workflows.…

29 specialties with the wealthiest physicians | 2 hospitals file for bankruptcy | AdventHealth bets on hospitality | 10 best, worst states for nurses | Primary care pipeline weakens: 20 stats

Plus: HCA division taps CMO April 28, 2026 1. The wealthiest physician specialties, ranked Full story 2. 2 hospitals file for bankruptcy as they await buyers Full story 3. 83 surgical schedulers, one aligned system: how Pomona Valley transformed perioperative…

ED data traps — and how to avoid them | Nurse execs scrutinize White House AI plan | The specialty facing a $1M gender pay gap | State of nursing in '26 | 1 dead in Chicago hospital shooting

Plus: Calif. system taps quality chief April 27, 2026 1. The quiet gaps in ED performance data — and what execs can do about them Full story 2. The current state of nursing | 2026 Full story 3. Hospitals overspend…