Top 10 infection control stories, January 25-29

Legionella found in Florida Hospital’s water, the 49 best overall patient-rated hospitals and five things to know about Zika captured the attention of infection control and clinical quality readers last week.

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The following are the 10 most-read infection control and clinical quality articles from Becker’s Hospital Review for the week of Jan. 25, starting with the most popular.

1. Legionella found in Florida Hospital water

2. Baystate hospital warns nearly 300 patients of infection risk from dirty scope

3. 49 best overall patient-rated hospitals

4. Dr. Peter Pronovost: 9 necessary patient safety growth areas

5. 5 things to know about Zika

6. Bill Clinton shares family story of medical error at patient safety summit

7. Flint’s Hurley Medical Center confirms cyberattack following video threat from Anonymous

8. 10 top patient safety issues for 2016

9. Less than 20% of nurses comply with standard precautions for infection prevention

10. CMS issues final report on its overall hospital star methodology

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