July 2017 • Vol. 2017 No. 4
BECKER'S
Infection Control & Clinical Quality
Becker's Hospital Review
6
th
Annual CEO + CFO
Roundtable
November 13-15, 2017
Westin Michigan Avenue | Chicago, Illinois
112 Great Health System Executives Speaking with 122 Speakers Total
67 CEOs and 26 CFOs from Great Hospitals and Health Systems Speaking
To learn more & register, visit:
http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/november-ceo-roundtable-conference/
SAVE THE DATE
Inside the
Issue:
Researchers Tracked
Germs From Day 1 at a
New Hospital — Here's
What They Found
p. 13
CMS Memo: Hospitals
Must Develop Water
Management Policies to
Prevent Legionnaires'
Disease
p. 14
AORN Experts Respond to
Study on Bouffant Use and
SSI Rates
p. 15
Hot or Cool: Water
Temperature Does Not
Impact Bacteria Removal
During Hand-Washing,
Study Shows
p. 16
Cluster of Uncommon
Superbug Strain Found in
Houston
p. 22
Spotlight on the Opioid
Epidemic
8 stories starting on p. 26
What Happens
When a Hospital
NICU Goes
Handshake-Free?
In an attempt to quell the spread of
germs, two UCLA Medical Centers
instituted so-called handshake-free zones
in their neonatal intensive care units.
Dr. Don Berwick: 5 Big
Missteps on the Patient
Safety Journey
While the patient safety movement has made great
strides since the late 1990s, the healthcare industry
has veered off the path at a few points along the way,
according to Don Berwick, MD.
Benchmarking data is valuable for hospital and health
system leaders to measure their organizations against
their peers to discover areas of excellence and assess
opportunities for improvement.
See the full story on page 8
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100 Patient Safety Benchmarks | 2017
30+
STORIES
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