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PUBLISHER
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EDITORS
Molly Gamble / Editor in Chief, Becker's Hospital
Review
Laura Dyrda / Editor in Chief, Becker's ASC Review &
Becker's Spine Review
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Emily Rappleye / Managing Editor
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Morgan Haefner / Assistant Editor
WRITERS/REPORTERS
Kelly Gooch / Senior Writer/Reporter
Mackenzie Garrity / Writer/Reporter
Jessica Kim Cohen / Senior Writer/Reporter
Eric Oliver / Writer/Reporter
Alia Paavola / Writer/Reporter
Alyssa Rege / Writer/Reporter
Julie Spitzer / Writer/Reporter
Leo Vartorella / Writer/Reporter
Brian Zimmerman / Writer/Reporter
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QUALITY IMPROVEMENT & MEASUREMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
CMS to Punish More Than 2.5k Hospitals for 30-Day Readmissions: 7 Things to Know
Adjusting Healthcare Performance Measures for Social Risk Factors Proves Feasible, NQF Finds
Why Hospitals Need Standards for Reporting Quality Measures: 5 Thoughts From Dr. Peter Pronovost and Colleagues
3 Quality Measures That Most Influence Overall HCAHPS Scores
16 Large Hospitals With the Lowest C-Section Rates
Hospital Reputation Isn't Always Reliable Indicator of Surgical Care Quality
NAHQ: 10k Professionals Now Certified in Healthcare Quality
AHA Asks CMS to Suspend Hospital Star Ratings
Readmission Penalties Have Not Harmed Patients, Study Finds
Press Ganey Releases 1st Quality Indicator to Measure Assaults on Nurses
EXECUTIVE BRIEFING:
Beyond Video Monitoring: Predictive Technology for Fall Prevention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
SPOTLIGHT ON THE OPIOID EPIDEMIC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Physicians From Lower-Tier Med Schools Prescribe More Opioids
Surgeons Shun Opioids, Turn to Tylenol and Anesthetics Instead
CDC: Physicians Prescribed 3 Times More Opioids in 2015 Than 1999
OIG: 1 in 3 Medicare Part D Beneficiaries Received Opioids in 2016
Primary Care-Focused Intervention Cuts Prescription Drug Use Among Chronic Pain Patients
Man Kills Indiana Physician Who Refused to Prescribe Wife Opioids
How Hospitals Can Fight the Opioid Epidemic and More: 5 Qs With Former White House 'Drug Czar' Michael Botticelli
Opioid Overdose Deaths Could Be Higher Than CDC Numbers Indicate, Study Finds
RECENT CNO, CMO AND CHIEF QUALITY OFFICER MOVES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
ADVERTISING INDEX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
