Infection Control
& Clinical Quality
July 2015 • Vol. 2015 No. 4
Top 45 Hospitals
Patients Would
Definitely
Recommend
See the list on p. 16
Infection
Prevention and
Housekeeping
A collaboration of equals. p. 17
Where are C. diff
Rates Highest in
the US?
Find out on p. 20
9 Hospitals Named
Regional Ebola
Treatment Centers
See which nine on p. 26
What Makes an 'Ideal'
Chief Quality Officer?
By Shannon Barnet
In many healthcare organizations, quality-related func-
tions fall under the umbrella of the chief clinical officer
or are spread out among other qualified clinicians or ex-
ecutives. Increasingly, however, the industry is witnessing
the growth of the chief quality officer role.
As the healthcare industry transitions from a volume- to
a value-based model, small hospitals and major health
systems alike are saddling CQOs and quality executives
with the task of collecting data that is highly accurate and
can demonstrate the organization's standard of quality,
Beyond the Burning
Platform: A Recipe for
Continuous Quality
Improvement
By Heather Punke
The old adage of learning from your mistakes isn't just
good advice for people; it applies to healthcare orga-
nizations as well. When hospitals make mistakes in the
form of a patient error or sentinel event, many will
snap into action, using the event as a "burning plat-
form" to spur quality improvement to avoid a similar
event in the future.
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INDEX
Table of Contents
p. 4
Executive Briefing:
Reducing Infections
in the OR
p. 9
Quality Improvement
p. 14
Infection Prevention
& Control
p. 17
Hand Hygiene p. 23
Patient Safety
Toolkit: p. 29
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100 Patient Safety Benchmarks | 2015
By Max Green
For hospitals, benchmarking data can be incredibly valuable, as it allows individual insti-
tutions to identify areas of excellence and assess opportunities for improvement. This ul-
timately allows for more efficient operations and better care. Becker's Infection Control &
Clinical Quality has compiled a list of 100 patient safety benchmarks from various sources
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