March 2017 • Vol. 2017 No. 2
BECKER'S
Infection Control & Clinical Quality
Other Feature
Stories
4 Hand Hygiene Stories
Starting on p. 6
Mandatory Flu Shot
Policies May Be Based on
Flawed Research, Study
Suggests
p. 10
Accepted Endoscope
Reprocessing Regimens
Aren't Always Effective,
Study Shows
p. 12
CDC Revises Guidance
on Controlling C. auris
Spread in Hospitals
p. 14
Rude Surgeons May Also
Be Most Hazardous: 5
Study Findings
p. 17
Routinely Prescribed
Antibiotic May Not Be Best
Severe C. diff Treatment
p. 20
CMS Changed Its Overall
Star Rating Formula —
Here's What's New
p. 24
SAVE THE DATE
Zero Readmission Penalties and a 5-Star Rating:
What's Behind EvergreenHealth Medical Center's
Success?
13 Hospitals Warning
Patients of Heater-Cooler
Infection Risks
In October 2016, the CDC warned
hospitals that a device manufactured
by LivaNova — the Stöckert 3T heater-
cooler device — was spreading bacterial
infections to patients. Officials urged
hospitals that use the device to alert
potentially affected patients.
New Sepsis Treatment
Guidelines: 5 Things
to Know
The Surviving Sepsis Guidelines
were first published in 2004, with
updates issued in 2008 and 2012.
In January, the newest updates
were released and published
in Critical Care Medicine and
Intensive Care Medicine.
Under the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program, CMS has cut funding
to hospitals with higher-than-expected rates of readmissions for the last five
years. EvergreenHealth Medical Center in Kirkland, Wash., is one of just 318
hospitals in the nation never penalized under the program.
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Becker's Hospital Review
8th Annual Meeting
April 17-20, 2017
Hyatt Regency | Chicago, Illinois
233 Great Health System Executives Speaking
300 Speakers Total Speaking on 6 Tracks
To learn more & register, visit www.BeckersHospitalReview.com/conference/
