Here are the most popular stories on infection control and clinical quality from Becker's Hospital Review for the week of July 28, beginning with the most-accessed.

A bill introduced by Senator Patty Murray (D-Wash.) would extend the Teaching Health Center program that helps train medical residents in rural and underserved communities and then replace the THC with a permanent funding stream later.

 Emergency departments in the Toledo, Ohio, area have seen increased visits, possibly due to toxins in the local water source, according to a report from The Blade.

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality is inviting public to comment on its proposed project that involves updating and expanding the AHRQ QI Toolkit for hospitals.

Here are five key trends taking place in the global infection prevention and control market from 2014 to 2018, according to a report from Sandler Research:

The conceptualization of patient engagement is still vague and has changed over time, according to a literature review published in the Journal of Participatory Medicine.

Using electronic reminders like text messages, emails and voicemails can help patients adhere to pre-surgery recommendations and thus reduce the risk of surgical site infections, according to a study in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons.

Emory University Hospital in Atlanta is currently treating a patient infected with Ebola, the first time a hospital in the United States has done so. In response to the worst Ebola outbreak in history, the Centers for Disease Control and…

A second American stricken with Ebola in Liberia is planned to arrive for treatment in the United States this week while the first transferred patient, Kent Brantly, MD, is improving in isolation at Emory University Hospital.

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