January/February 2021 • Vol. 2021 No. 1
Inside The
Issue:
HAIs on rise amid
pandemic, experts say
p. 6
5 things we still don't
know about COVID-19
p. 13
Racial bias in pulse
oximeters may put Black
patients at risk
p. 19
Where are the 29
Leapfrog straight-'A'
hospitals?
p. 20
How Providence will
bring remote employees
back to the office
p. 26
COVID-19 viral load
could help predict illness
severity
p. 34
Beaumont adds 3
physicians to board after
negative staff surveys
p. 43
BECKER'S
Clinical Leadership & Infection Control
60+
STORIES
FEATURED
10 top patient
safety issues
for 2021
p. 16
6 leaders on supporting nurses
through COVID-19 + beyond p. 28
Staff meal breaks
amid COVID-19:
How 5 systems are
limiting infection
risks
p. 8
Does COVID-19 look different
clinically compared to spring? 4
leaders weigh in p. 38
INSIDE THE ISSUE
COVID-19
pandemic 'not
necessarily the
big one,' top
WHO official
says p. 12
From the COVID-19 front lines:
What healthcare workers want
their leaders to know p. 44
4 CMOs
share their
top priority
for 2021
p. 40
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