July/August 2018 • Vol. 2018 No. 4
SAVE THE DATE
INSIDE THE
ISSUE:
13 Statistics on
Never Events
p. 6
Healthgrades Honors 458
Hospitals for Patient Safety
p. 7
Infection Prevention
Programs May Need Up
to 66% More Staffing
p. 8
US News Adds Patient
Experience Ratings to
Physician Profiles
p. 10
Physicians Battle First
Drug-Resistant
Typhoid Outbreak
p. 19
Fewer Medical Mistakes
Saved Hospitals $2.9B
From 2014-16
p. 20
CMS Postpones July
Hospital Star
Ratings Update
p. 22
50 Experts Leading
the Field of Patient Safety | 2018
BECKER'S
Clinical Leadership & Infection Control
ese 50 industry leaders serve as prominent
advocates for patient safety. Individuals featured on
this list range from researchers and professors to
administrators and healthcare providers, but all
share the same passion to prevent patient harm.
See the full story on page 12
25+
STORIES
FEATURED
Inside The Issue
Are Hospital Readmissions an
Accurate Quality Measure? 2
Researchers Aren't So Sure
Current readmission measures do
not consider observation stays,
which two healthcare researchers
describe as a crucial component
missing from the quality equation.
See the full story on page 21
How Intermountain Researchers Are
Helping Smaller Hospitals Cut
Antibiotic Use
Researchers at Salt Lake City-based
Intermountain Healthcare and University
of Utah Health are studying how small
community hospitals can create the most
effective antibiotic stewardship program
possible.
See the full story on page 17
Becker's Hospital Review
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September 19 - 22, 2018
Hyatt Regency | Chicago, Illinois
200+ Great Hospital and Health System Executives Speaking with 255+ Speakers Total
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