Here are the 10 most-read articles from Becker’s Clinical Leadership & Infection Control for the week of Dec. 25, starting with the most popular.
1. CMS cuts payments to 751 hospitals for patient injuries: 6 things to know
2. CMS updates overall hospital star ratings: 5 things to know
3. Geisinger Holy Spirit Hospital cited for safety issues after death of restrained patient
4. Ochsner Medical Center cuts infection rate by 49% in 90 days
5. 95% of patients who underwent FMT for recurrent C diff would do so again
6. Intermountain Healthcare’s 83 clinics become patient-centered medical homes
7. Flu season heats up as 23 states report widespread influenza activity: 5 things to know
8. 84% of US cooling towers contain Legionella bacteria
9. 1st-year hospitalists’ patients have higher mortality rates than more experienced counterparts
10. Top 10 infection control stories, Dec. 18-22
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