In This Issue
PATIENT SAFETY PRIORITIES IN 2017 8
INFECTION CONTROL & PATIENT SAFETY 12
EXECUTIVE BRIEFING: Hospital Room Decontamina-
tion: 5 Questions With an Infection Prevention Expert;
Ultraviolet Light Disinfection: The Future of Non-Touch
Disinfection 22
ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE & STEWARDSHIP 25
QUALITY IMPROVEMENT & MEASUREMENT 28
SPOTLIGHT ON OPIOID EPIDEMIC 34
105 INFECTION CONTROL PRODUCTS TO KNOW 41
RECENT CNO, CMO AND
CHIEF QUALITY OFFICER MOVES 46
Advertising Index 46
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January 2017
Vol. 2017 No. 1
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Eric Oliver / Writer/ Reporter
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