The following are the 10 most-read articles from Becker’s Infection Control & Clinical Quality for the week of Aug. 8, starting with the most popular.
1. Maryland hospital shuts down NICU after deadly bacteria discovered
2. The 49 hospitals facing the highest readmission penalties from Medicare
3. Deadly human infection linked to contact with ill horse
4. Investigation: UCHealth hospital didn’t properly clean vaginal ultrasound probes
6. Residue from foam-reducing compound remains in scopes even after reprocessing
7. CMS penalizes 2.6k hospitals for high readmissions: 5 statistics
8. 15 US babies born with Zika-related birth defects, case count tops 1,800
9. Cancer-causing chemicals found in drinking water of 6M Americans
10. Hospitals disposing of organs, refusing transplants to maintain federal performance ratings
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