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FEATURES INFECTION CONTROL & PATIENT SAFETY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Hershey Medical Center Cited for Care Delays That Contributed to 2 Patient Deaths The 2 Most Effective Operating Room Practices to Reduce SSIs Brigham and Women's Mandatory Flu Shot Policy Prompts Nursing Suit SSI Risk 50% Higher in Patients With Recorded Penicillin Allergy Can Boosting Patient Hand Hygiene Impact C. Diff Infection Rates? Study: Statins Reduce Risk of Bloodstream Infections 27% How Drones Could Improve Neonatal Infection Control How Liquid, Gel and Foam Stack Up for Alcohol-Based Hand Rubs CDC: 'Dangerous Minority' of Providers Engage in Unsafe Injection Practices California Hospital Fined $40k After Physician Left Patient Mid-Hysterectomy Every Extra Patient on a Nurse's Caseload Increases Mortality Risk 7% Positive Mood on Day of Flu Shot May Boost Viral Protection Bedford VA Medical Center Under Investigation After Patient Died While Nurse Aide Played Video Games Intermountain Hospital Now Screens All Mothers for Emotional Wellness Before Discharge CNAs Often Fail to Swap Out Contaminated Medical Gloves, Study Finds Ex-Quality Officer Claims Operator of United Medical Center in DC Undermined Patient Safety Efforts Study: 4 in 10 Healthcare Professionals Work With Flu-Like Symptoms PATIENT EXPERIENCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Study: Patients Feeling Intimidated During Physician Visits May Act Like Hostages Patients' Perception of Hospital Food Influenced by Ordering, Delivery Experience Rady Children's Hospital Allows Pediatric Patients to Drive to the OR The Most Crucial Aspect of Patient Interactions Physicians Often Miss Virtual OR Tours May Reduce Presurgical Anxiety in Children Study: Daily 5-Minute Conversations With Patients Boost Satisfaction Scores What Patients Really Want Physicians to Do After a Medical Error Survey Finds Patients Want More Time With Physicians Survey: 1 in 5 Americans Say They've Experienced a Medical Error 5 Qs With Lucile Packard Children's CMO on Designing a Patient-Centered Hospital EXECUTIVE BRIEFING: C. Diff Prevention: A Proactive and Programmatic Approach to Reducing Infections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE & STEWARDSHIP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Sepsis Initiatives May Hinder Antibiotic Stewardship, Boost C. Diff Rates Study: Antimicrobial Nursing Scrubs Ineffective at Limiting Bacterial Contamination APIC's ABCs of Antibiotic Prescribing WHO: The World Has a Serious Lack of New Antibiotics Under Development England's Top Physician Warns of 'Post-Antibiotic Apocalypse' Hospital Food Can Carry MRSA, VRE 6 Notes on Antibiotic Prescribing Patterns of Medical Residents Unnecessary Antibiotic Prescriptions Vary by Race in Pediatric EDs Antibiotic Use, Chronic Liver Disease Linked to C. Diff Recurrence Receiving Antibiotics Within 24 Hours of ICU Admission Reduces Sepsis Mortality Rate