Today's Top 20 Clinical Leadership & Infection Control Articles
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Why clinicians should stop ordering so many urine tests
Many physicians order urine tests out of habit, not necessity, which can contribute to antibiotic overuse, according to The New York Times.
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Family to sue Geisinger over NICU death
The family of an infant who died after contracting a bacterial infection at Geisinger Medical Center plans to sue the Danville, Pa.-based hospital, reports ABC affiliate WNEP.
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Oregon psych hospital patient missing for 2nd time
A psychiatric patient has escaped from Oregon State Hospital in Junction City for the second time in two years, according to The Register-Guard.
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Kentucky hospital gets $1M donation for immunotherapy cancer program
University of Louisville (Ky.) Hospital will now offer the region's first CAR T-Cell therapy program for cancer patients thanks to a $1 million donation from a Louisville resident, according to local NBC affiliate WAVE 3 News.
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Cleanliness issues exist at many VA facilities, report finds
A new report from the Office of Inspector General for the Veterans Health Administration found VA facilities generally met requirements, but cited problems with facility cleanliness and panic alarms.
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EEE death count rises to 13
Three more Eastern equine encephalitis deaths have been reported in Michigan, Indiana and Massachusetts, bringing the nation's total to 13.
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AHA launches flu shot campaign
The American Hospital Association launched the United Against the Flu campaign Oct. 14.
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Black diabetics face higher risk of unplanned hospital readmissions than their counterparts
Black patients with diabetes had a significantly higher risk of all-cause 30-day readmission compared to diabetics from other racial groups, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open.
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Patient-aligned care may reduce treatment burden, unnecessary care
Aligning care with patients' priorities may help lessen treatment burden and reduce the number of unnecessary tests for patients suffering from multiple chronic conditions, according to a study published in JAMA Internal Medicine. -
1,100+ healthcare organizations recognized for blood pressure control
The American Medical Association and American Heart Association recognized 1,183 health systems and physician practices for their efforts to control patients' blood pressure.
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Mass General physicians perform world's first pig skin transplant
Burn specialists at Massachusetts General Hospital are the first clinicians in the world to apply a live-cell genetically modified pig skin graft on a human wound.
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Patient burned in 'suspicious' fire at Michigan hospital
A female patient at Beaumont Hospital Emergency Center in Troy, Mich., was burned on 30 percent of her body after a fire that investigators have called suspicious, erupted in one of the rooms, according to The Detroit News.
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COPD self-management program no better than traditional treatment, study finds
An intervention that involved long-term self-management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease may increase COPD-related hospitalizations, according to a study in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
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Breast cancer vaccine effective in Mayo Clinic patient
Researchers at Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic developed a vaccine that effectively killed breast cancer cells in a clinical trial patient, according to Mayo Clinic News Network.
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Beaumont Hospital listed dying man as 'John Doe,' despite identification, family says
A group of adult siblings say they were unable to locate their dying father after Dearborn, Mich.-based Beaumont Hospital listed him as a John Doe, even though he had identification with him, according to local CNN affiliate WXYZ.
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2nd Legionnaires' death reported in North Carolina outbreak
Eighty-eight people have been hospitalized and a second person has died from Legionnaires' disease in North Carolina, health officials reported Oct. 9.
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Hospitals' fall prevention efforts cause 'epidemic of immobility,' expert says
Hospitals' extreme focus on preventing falls has caused an "epidemic of immobility" among elderly patients, one health expert told The Washington Post and Kaiser Health News.
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Boy dies after fall at Alabama children's hospital
A 4-year-old boy died Oct. 10 after falling from a red wagon at Children's of Alabama in Birmingham, reports AL.com.
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New Heart of the Hospital Socks Offered by Healthmark
Healthmark Industries is pleased to announce the new Heart of the Hospital socks to its Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) line. -
Unattended ER patient dies at Pennsylvania hospital
A patient died at WellSpan York (Pa.) Hospital's emergency department after being left unattended for more than an hour, according to a state inspection report cited by York Daily Record.
