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Infection Control
& Clinical Quality
January 2015 Vol. 2015 No. 1
FEATURES
1 10 Top Patient Safety Issues for 2015
1 Taking Hand Hygiene High-Tech
1 Employee Rights vs. Patient Safety: Balancing Mandatory Flu Shots
Patient Safety
6 ECRI Institute: Top 10 Technology Patient Safety Hazards
6 Patient Harms Fall 17% Since 2010: Are Federal Incentives Working?
6 The 5 Most-Reduced Patient Harm Events
7 790 Hospitals Earn "A" Patient Safety Grades From Leapfrog
7 Physicians Rarely Apologize After Patient Adverse Events, Survey Finds
8 721 Hospitals Penalized by Medicare for High Hospital-Acquired Condition Rates
8 10 States Hit Hardest by Medicare Hospital Infection Fines
9 What Drives a Patient to Report a Medical Error?
9 AORN's New Surgical Attire Recommended Practices: 5 Points to Know
Executive Briefing: UV Light Disinfection
10 Bridging the Gap: Establishing UV Claims for Emerging Pathogens
Hand Hygiene & Preventing HAIs
17 How Should Hospitals Disinfect Bedside Electronics?
18 Hand Dryers vs. Paper Towels: Study Ends Debate
18 7 Ways to Improve Hand Hygiene, From Hospital Managers
18 4 Areas to Focus on for Improved Hand Hygiene
19 'Self-Cleaning' Surface Technology Reduces HAIs
20 FDA Approves New Antibiotic
20 Disinfectant Caps Lower CLABSI Cases and Costs
20 The 5 States Most Prepared for Infectious Disease Outbreaks
21 Infection Control in the US: 2014 Year in Review
22 Patient Safety Toolkit
22 Advertising Index
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