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FEATURES 100 Patient Safety Benchmarks | 2017 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 INFECTION CONTROL & PATIENT SAFETY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Dr. Don Berwick: 5 Big Missteps on the Patient Safety Journey IHI's Dr. Tejal Gandhi: 'We Have to Address Safety With a Total Systems Approach' Study: OR Doors Open 13.4 Times per Hour During Surgery, Raising Air Particulate Counts Occupying C. diff-Contaminated Hospital Areas Significantly Increases Infection Risk Researchers Tracked Germs From Day 1 at a New Hospital — Here's What They Found Legionnaires' Disease is Still a 'Widespread' Problem for Hospitals, CDC Study Finds CMS Memo: Hospitals Must Develop Water Management Policies to Prevent Legionnaires' Disease Study Links Bacterial Outbreak in Hospital NICU to Contaminated Tap Water AORN Experts Respond to Study on Bouffant Use and SSI Rates Mandatory Use of Bouffant Caps Does Not Impact SSI Rates, Study Shows Hot Weather Can Increase SSI Incidence by Nearly 30% What Happens When a Hospital NICU Goes Handshake-Free Hot or Cool: Water Temperature Does Not Impact Bacteria Removal During Hand-Washing, Study Shows To Up Patient Compliance With Hand Hygiene, Consider Ease of Use, Study Says EXECUTIVE BRIEFING: The Case for Simplification: How Hospitals Can Get Clinicians Back to the Bedside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE & STEWARDSHIP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Cluster of Uncommon Superbug Strain Found in Houston WHO Updates Guidance on 'Last Resort' Antibiotic Use S. aureus Becoming More Susceptible to Antibiotics, Study Suggests When Used Together, Otherwise Ineffective Antibiotics Can Eradicate Superbugs Blood Cultures, Antibiotic Stewardship Lowers S. aureus Patient LOS by 3 Days Henry Ford Health System Starts Phasing Antibiotic-Free Poultry Into Cafeterias Unnecessary Antibiotic Use in Pediatric Care Can Be Cut Down With Enhanced Communication Antibiotics Ineffective for Nearly 25% of Pneumonia Patients Scientists Reengineer Vancomycin to Fight Superbugs Antibiotics Often Avoidable for UTI Treatment, Says Johns Hopkins Physician