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Infection Control
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May/June 2014 Vol. 2014 No. 3
features
1 50 Experts Leading the Field of Patient Safety – 2014
1 Should Providers Be Obligated to Involve Patients in HAI Prevention?
1 How a No-Nonsense Hospital CEO Reached the Target of Zero Infections
13 Proper Training Necessary for Effective Surgical Safety Checklist Use
Special Focus on Infection Prevention
14 More Contact Precautions Do Not Lead to Better Infection Control Practices,
Study Shows
14 7 Core Elements of Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs
14 NAP1 Strain of C. diff Linked to Highest Mortality
16 Stethoscopes: New Culprit in MRSA Transmission
16 Study: Healthcare Professionals' Definitions of 'Multidrug-Resistant' Vary
18 University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics: Vaccinating Away MRSA
18 How Common Are HAIs? 17 Latest Statistics on HAI Rates
19 Most Common Healthcare-Associated Infections: 25 Bacteria, Viruses
Causing HAIs
Improving HCAHPS Scores
26 To Improve HCAHPS, Achieve Alignment
27 Study: Patients With More Health Information Give Higher HCAHPS Scores
28 Producing Peace of Mind: How Hospitals Can Identify and Reduce Patient
Suffering
Patient Safety Toolkit: Hand Hygiene
30 10 Most Popular Hand Hygiene Tools Available Online
30 Advertising Index
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