January 2018 • Vol. 2018 No. 1
BECKER'S
Clinical Leadership & Infection Control
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
30+
STORIES
FEATURED
Inside The
Issue
More Hospitals are Using
'Substitute Physicians' —
Are They Safe?
p. 13
Scarlet Fever is Making a
Comeback — And No One
Knows Why
p. 14
High Levels of Patient
Satisfaction Linked With
Lower Chance of 30-Day
Readmission
p. 15
Unconscious Patient's 'Do
Not Resuscitate' Tattoo
Creates Ethical Dilemma
for ER Staff
p. 16
When Physicians Say
'No' to Requests, Patient
Satisfaction Suffers
p. 17
Kaiser Achieves 22%
Reduction in Antibiotic
Use With EHR Alerts
p. 27
Should Opioid Addiction
be Considered a Hospital-
Acquired Condition?
p. 30
Infection Control Expert Dr. Ed
Septimus on Implementing a
Successful Antibiotic Stewardship
Program
Our editorial team chose 10 patient safety issues
for providers to prioritize this year based on
news, study findings and trends reported
throughout 2017.
See the full story on page 23.
10 Top Patient Safety Issues for 2018
100 Infection Control
Products to Know
Ed Septimus, MD, vice president of research
and infectious diseases at Nashville, Tenn.-
based HCA Clinical Services Group, spoke
with Becker's about the prevalence of broad-
spectrum antibiotic use and how hospitals
can improve antibiotic stewardship efforts.
See the full story on page 26.
We comprised a database of 100
infection control and prevention
products to know, based on nominations
and editorial research.
See the full story on page 7.
Inside The Issue