January/February 2019 • Vol. 2019 No. 1
Inside The
Issue:
Stethoscopes carry broad
range of bacteria — even
after cleaning
p. 8
Why glove use may
thwart hand hygiene
p. 9
Joint Commission: 9
ways to prevent flu
transmission
p. 16
How virtual reality is
helping physicians treat
anxious patients
p. 18
The problem with
patient surveys
p. 19
Survey: 81% of Americans
concerned about
antibiotic resistance
p. 25
Leapfrog announces
2018 Top Hospitals
p. 26
BECKER'S
Clinical Leadership & Infection Control
8 leaders share patient
safety goals for 2019 p. 14
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Partners
mandates flu
shots for all 74K
employees
p. 6
Most patients don't disclose relevant
information to clinicians p. 20
FDA: Duodenoscope
contamination
rates 'higher than
expected' p. 10
How Atrium Health
sustains a 4% reduction in
readmissions annually p. 26
Viewpoint: How
hospital workplace
bullying harms patient safety p. 10
What
hospitals
can do
to avoid
disrupting
patients'
sleep
p. 19
Geisinger surgery
pilot cut lengths of
stay in half
p. 28
