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4 FEATURES INFECTION CONTROL & PATIENT SAFETY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Patient Safety Issues Could Drive $383B in Healthcare Costs by 2022 Milwaukee Hospital Suspends Employees for Leaving Homeless Patient in Cold Why This Flu Season Is Especially Bad for Baby Boomers Flu-Related Hospitalizations Reach 10-Year High: 4 Things to Know Aspen Valley Hospital Suspends Elective Surgeries Over Sterilization Issues 135 Surgical Patients Exposed to Unsterile Equipment at Missouri Hospital University Hospitals Nurse Fired for Calling in Sick With Flu: 4 Things to Know DMC Children's Hospital Brings Sterile Processing In-House Hospital Toilet Flushing During Patient Care Can Lead to Spread of Pathogens Nuclear Energy… and Healthcare? What Health Systems Can Learn About Patient Safety From Other High-Risk Industries PATIENT EXPERIENCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Should Providers Ask All Patients About Sexual Orientation? 4 Insights 85% of Patients Value Compassion Over Cost in Healthcare: 4 Findings Epic Tops KLAS' List of 9 Best Patient Portals Cancer Patients Want Say in Where They Die: 4 Things to Know Why First Impressions of Providers Matter More for New Patients: 4 Insights Physicians Hugging Patients — Empathetic or Inappropriate? Viewpoint: Physicians Should Be Permitted to Help Patients Die Patient Satisfaction Declines When Hospitals Have Fewer Nurses: 4 Findings These 3 Clinics Accept Bitcoin Payments, But See Little Demand From Patients Do Patients Trust Medical Leaders? 6 Things to Know Ridesharing Not Effective Strategy to Reduce Missed Medical Appointments, Study Finds ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE & STEWARDSHIP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Hospital Wastewater Systems Are a Reservoir for Drug-Resistant Bacteria: 5 Study Findings WHO: 5 Most Common Antibiotic-Resistant Infections Most Infection Specialists Don't Recommend the Shortest Possible Antibiotic Course NPs, PAs and Older Physicians More Likely to Prescribe Unnecessary Antibiotics: 8 Study Findings Ohio Senator Introduces Bill to Fight Antibiotic Resistance Mercy Health Pilots 'Super Scrubs' Across System Researchers Leverage Forgotten Antibiotic in Battle Against Superbugs CDC Map Outlines National Progress Against Antibiotic Resistance Stewardship Program Linked to 11.4% Drop in Patients Treated With Antimicrobials Chlorhexidine Gluconate-Based Hand Sanitizers More Effective Than Ethanol-Only Products Study: Carbon Monoxide Improves Antibiotic Efficacy QUALITY IMPROVEMENT & MEASUREMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Oregon VA Hospital Allegedly Turned Patients Away to Increase Quality Rating: 6 Things to Know Proposed State Legislation Would Put Video Cameras in Every Wisconsin OR: 6 Things to Know Healthgrades Names 2018 Best Hospitals Adverse Events Significantly Higher Among Interhospital Transfer Patients