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Childhood Antibiotic Use Linked to Adult Inflammatory Gut Diseases in New Study
Common Antibiotic Ear Drops Up Risk of Perforated Eardrums
Antibiotics Linked to Increased Risk of Bowel Cancer
Appropriate Antimicrobial Prescribing Improves When Physician Autonomy is Preserved, Study Shows
Several Classes of Antibiotics May Up Miscarriage Risk, Study Shows
Patients More Likely to Receive Antibiotics From Mid- or Late-Career Physicians, Study Shows
EXECUTIVE BRIEFING: Why Daily Cleaning May Not Be Enough: Every Moment Counts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
PATIENT EXPERIENCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
7 Findings on Leadership in Patient Experience — Top Priorities, Challenges and More
How Geisinger Uses 'Nursing Bundles' to Improve Patient Satisfaction: 4 Takeaways
CMS Updates Hospital Compare Data — How Many Hospitals Have 5 Stars for Patient Experience?
Nurses Sitting at the Bedside Linked to Higher Patient Experience Scores
51 Hospitals With the Quietest Patient Rooms, as Reported by Patients
QUALITY IMPROVEMENT & MEASUREMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Leapfrog's Spring Safety Grades Show Improvement: 5 Things to Know
5 Things to Know About Healthgrades' 2017 Patient Experience and Patient Safety Awards
Leapfrog Safety Grades Penalize Hospitals for Transparency, Study Suggests
Where Are the 10 Leapfrog F Hospitals?
The 64 Leapfrog Straight-A Hospitals
51 Quality Measures Should Be Removed From Federal Programs, MAP Says
Dr. Peter Pronovost: This Unnecessary Regulation Doesn't Benefit Patients and Costs $500M Each Year
VA Hospitals Outperform Non-VA Hospitals on Patient Outcome Measures
VA Makes Quality & Patient Satisfaction Scores, Wait Times Transparent
Do Higher Yelp Scores Mean Higher-Quality Care?
Readmission Reduction Program Persistently Penalizes Some Hospitals, Study Finds
CMS Readmission Penalties Don't Correlate With Outcomes, Are Unfair to Hospitals With Sicker Patients, Study Says
EXECUTIVE BRIEFING:
A Recipe for SSI Reduction: Bundling Evidence-Based Interventions to Lower Risk, Improve Patient Outcomes . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
HOSPITAL AND HEALTH SYSTEM CNO AND CMO MOVES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
ADVERTISING INDEX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
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