Melrose-Wakefield Hospital fined $28k for unsafe practices | States’ progress on colon surgery SSIs | Global Ebola pandemic unlikely

Melrose-Wakefield Hospital fined $28k for unsafe practices | States’ progress on colon surgery SSIs | Global Ebola pandemic unlikely | CHS hacked

August 20, 2014

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1. Melrose-Wakefield Hospital faces $28k OSHA fine for unsafe practices Full story

2. States’ progress on colon surgery SSIs Full story

3. Mortality increases as urologic surgery goes outpatient Full story

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5. Community Health Systems hacked, 4.5M patients’ information compromised Full story

6. Global Ebola pandemic unlikely, says catastrophe risk management firm Full story

7. 7 ways CEOs’ height, humility and age affect organizations Full story

8. 4 hospitals win National APEX Quality Awards Full story

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