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4 PATIENT SAFETY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Key to Safe, Patient-Centered Care? Employee Engagement, Press Ganey Says Study: SC Hospitals See 22% Drop in Post-Surgical Deaths With Use of Checklist-Based Program CMS Wants to Make Accrediting Organization Surveys Public Hospital Patient Mortality Drops During Joint Commission Surveys, Study Finds Joint Commission: 10 Most Common Sentinel Events of 2016 Study: What Are the Risk Factors for SSIs Among Colon Cancer Patients? Leapfrog Releases Calculator to Measure Lives, Money Lost to Medical Errors Joint Commission: Healthcare Leaders' Failure to Create Safety Culture Can Lead to Adverse Events To Shorten Hospital Stays and Save Money, Train Patients Before Surgery Rebooting Patient Safety: 7 Questions With the Leaders of IHI and NPSF Inappropriate Syringe Reuse Led to Hep C Transmission in Texas Hospital, CDC Says New Intervention Benefits Suicidal ED Patients, Lowers Suicide Attempts Leapfrog: Hospitals Aren't Using Medication Safety Technology Effectively EXECUTIVE BRIEFING: The Importance of a Strategic Plan to Implement a Successful UVC Disinfection Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 50 EXPERTS LEADING THE FIELD OF PATIENT SAFETY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 EXECUTIVE BRIEFING: A Low-Cost, High-Impact Solution to Prevent HAIs Linked to Electronic Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 INFECTION CONTROL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Redesigned Olympus Scopes Linked to Superbug Outbreak: 7 Things to Know Senator Asks Olympus for More Information in Outbreak Linked to Redesigned Scopes CDC Director Calls C. auris Fungus a 'Catastrophic Threat' Study: Food Supply Possible Source of C. diff Infections US Sees Growing Number of C. auris Cases: 3 Things to Know Recurrent C. diff Infections Linked to Higher Death Rates, Research Shows Hospital Floors Could Transmit Germs More Easily Than Previously Thought Chlorhexidine Gluconate Baths Can Help Reduce MRSA by up to 55%, Study Shows C. diff Carriers Who Show No Symptoms Can Up Infection Risk in Other Hospitalized Patients Bon Secours St. Mary's Undergoes Deep Clean After 6 Bacterial Infections CDC Issues New SSI Prevention Guidelines: 5 Things to Know EXECUTIVE ROUNDTABLE: Best Practices for CHG Bathing Implementation: 3 Infection Control Leaders Weigh In . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 HAND HYGIENE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Which Boosts Hand Hygiene Long-Term: Peer Pressure or Cash Incentives? Study: Liquid and Foam Soap Not Created Equal A Simple Text Message Could Up Hand Hygiene Compliance, Study Finds Patient, Physician Co-Washing May Boost Hand Hygiene Compliance Does Music Impact Time Spent on Hand Hygiene? EXECUTIVE BRIEFING: Scratching Below the Surface: How Taking a Closer Look at Your Sterilization Packaging Systems Can Increase Patient Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 ANTIBIOTIC STEWARDSHIP & RESISTANCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 WHO Ranks World's 12 Most Dangerous Superbugs Maple Syrup Extract Increases Antibiotic Potency New Antibiotic Compound Proves Effective Against 2 WHO Priority Pathogens Children's Hospital Colorado's New 'Handshake Stewardship' Program Led to 10.9% Decline in Antibiotic Use 7 Things to Know About Inpatient, Outpatient Antibiotic Use Komodo Dragon Blood Produces New Antibiotic Compound FEATURES MAY 2017