Readmission rates, Ebola and the flu captured the attention of hospital infection control and clinical quality readers this week.
The following are the 10 most-read infection control and clinical quality articles from Becker's Hospital Review for the week of Dec. 15, starting with the most popular.
1. 45 hospitals with the lowest readmission rates
2. 10 top patient safety issues for 2015
3. Patient exposed to Ebola to be admitted to NIH Clinical Center
4. Deadly medication error in Oregon caused by pharmacy mistake
5. Flu outbreaks cause US hospitals to restrict visiting hours
6. Patient sues Los Angeles hospital after contracting infection leading to amputations
7. How Dartmouth-Hitchcock cut sepsis mortality in half
8. Blood transfusion-related complications more common than reported
9. NHL teams cancel hospital holiday visits over mumps outbreak
10. Using LEDs to disinfect hospitals? Mount Sinai in NYC tests the technology