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4 FEATURES 100 Infection Control Products to Know . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 INFECTION CONTROL & PATIENT SAFETY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Buffalo's Mercy Hospital Faces Lawsuits After 2 Patients Die From Sepsis Two Days Apart Wearing Long Sleeves During OR Patient Skin Prep May Reduce Airborne Contaminants Video Shows Nursing Home Staff Laughing as Patient Died Gasping for Air Suspending Weekend Hospital Services Does Not Hurt Patient Outcomes, Study Finds More Hospitals Are Using 'Substitute Physicians' — Are They Safe? Study: Overlapping Surgeries Boost Complication Risks Scarlet Fever is Making a Comeback — And No One Knows Why C. Diff Most Frequently Found in Floor Corners After Disinfection PATIENT EXPERIENCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 85% of Patients, Providers Say Healthcare Costs are Disproportionate to Quality High Levels of Patient Satisfaction Linked With Lower Chance of 30-Day Readmission 3 Ways Intensive Care Units Can Better Educate Patients Unconscious Patient's 'Do Not Resuscitate' Tattoo Creates Ethical Dilemma for ER Staff Study: One-Day Physician Communication Training Linked to Improved Patient Experience Geisinger Honors More Than 130 Providers for Excellent Patient Experiences Younger Physicians Linked to More Patient Complaints Than Older Colleagues When Physicians Say 'No' to Requests, Patient Satisfaction Suffers Patients Find Online Portals Difficult to Understand, Study Finds EXECUTIVE BRIEFING: Allied Against Sepsis: 5 Qs With Amplifire CEO on Eliminating Clinical Misinformation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 10 Top Patient Safety Issues for 2018 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE & STEWARDSHIP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Implementing a Successful Antibiotic Stewardship Program: 5 Thoughts From Infection Control Expert Dr. Ed Septimus Kaiser Achieves 22% Reduction in Antibiotic Use With EHR Alerts Antibiotic Stewardship Reduces C. Diff Incidence 32% Tetracyclines Linked to Lower C. Diff Risk Compared to Other Antibiotics FDA Website to Improve Management of Antibiotic Use Study: Antibiotics Important Risk Factor for Community-Associated C. Diff in Adults Antibiotic Stewardship Program Reduces Deaths From Candidemia, Multidrug-Resistant Bloodstream Infections Computer Alerts Can Lower Antibiotic Prescriptions for Sinusitis, Study Shows