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Physicians should implement certain measures in their quality reporting system to ensure CMS will provide them bonuses, rather than pay cuts, according to AJMC.

Patients need to wash their hands to enhance their own safety, based on a new research letter JAMA Internal Medicine published, according to Space Coast Daily.

The Joint Commission released several tools as part of the United for Patient Safety Campaign and in honor of Patient Safety Awareness Week.

Researchers found Zika virus may be associated with meningoencephalitis, the infection and swelling of the brain, according to health 24.

Hawaiian Sen. Rosalyn H. Baker introduced a bill that would align Hawaii with the CDC's recommendation of healthcare workers receiving flu vaccinations, according to Hawaii Tribune Herald.

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Anthony S. Fauci, MD, head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, and Tom Frieden, MD, CDC director, called on Congress for immediate funding to fight the Zika epidemic, according to NBC.

The healthcare industry is booming, adding almost a half million new employees last year. Fortune compiled a Best Companies to Work For list.

Many physicians don't think the current fee-for-service model is aligned with providing high-quality healthcare and are cautiously optimistic about new payment models, according to a survey by Fidelity Investments and the National Business Group on Health.

Cleveland Clinic surgeons removed the nation's first transplanted uterus from a 26-year-old woman, declaring it a failure, according to abc6 WATE.