November 2017 • Vol. 2017 No. 6
BECKER'S
Infection Control & Clinical Quality
Becker's Hospital Review
6
th
Annual CEO + CFO
Roundtable
November 13-15, 2017
Westin Michigan Avenue | Chicago, Illinois
112 Great Health System Executives Speaking with 122 Speakers Total
67 CEOs and 26 CFOs from Great Hospitals and Health Systems Speaking
To learn more & register, visit:
http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/november-ceo-roundtable-conference/
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STORIES
FEATURED
Inside The Issue
Inside The
Issue
The 2 Most Effective
Operating Room Practices
to Reduce SSIs
P. 8
Every Extra Patient on a
Nurse's Caseload Increases
Mortality Risk 7%
P. 12
The Most Crucial Aspect
of Patient Interactions
Physicians Often Miss
P. 16
Sepsis Initiatives May
Hinder Antibiotic
Stewardship, Boost
C. Diff Rates
P. 23
Study: Online Physician
Ratings Not Indicative of
Care Quality
P. 28
Healthgrades: 25 Cities
Leading the Way in
Healthcare
P. 32
Where Are the 15 Leapfrog
F Hospitals?
P. 33
What Patients Really Want
Physicians to Do After a
Medical Error
Medical errors pose numerous safety risks and financial
consequences for both patients and healthcare
providers. Researchers assessed the aftermath of medical
errors at three hospitals and found patients often have one
simple desire from their physician after a serious error occurs — to be heard.
See the full story on page 17.
CMS' 'Meaningful Measures'
Initiative Seeks to Curb
Burden of Quality Reporting
Healthcare providers face numerous regulatory
hurdles associated with quality reporting. To
reduce this burden, CMS plans to simplify the
measures hospitals and physicians must report
on, zeroing in on the most important factors to
improve care quality and patient outcomes.
Patient Safety Issues Rarely
Spur Joint Commission to
Withdraw Seal of Approval
e Joint Commission seldom revokes its
seal of approval for hospitals who do not
comply with Medicare regulations, even
aer serious patient safety violations occur,
according to an investigation by e Wall
Street Journal.
See the full story on page 28
See the full story on page 33
