Medicare penalties for readmissions, a falls prevention tool from the Joint Commission and the shuttered pediatric heart surgery program at a Florida hospital captured the attention of infection control and clinical quality readers last month.
The following are the 10 most popular infection control stories from Becker's Healthcare in the past month, starting with the most popular.
1. The 38 hospitals facing highest Medicare penalties for readmissions
3. CMS inspection leads Grady Memorial to temporarily shut down its ORs
4. 2.5k hospitals penalized by CMS for high readmissions: 10 things to know
5. Best 50 cancer hospitals then and now: Who ranked where in 2000 compared to today?
6. Hand hygiene video from Sharp HealthCare: 'It's OK to ask'
7. What leads to high HCAHPS scores? Survey uncovers best practices from high-performing hospitals
8. New falls prevention tool released by Joint Commission
9. 10 of the most interesting infection control developments this year
10. Now that's patient-centered care: Hospital bends rules to reunite inseparable couple