The 10 most-read stories from Becker’s Clinical Leadership & Infection Control in December are listed below, beginning with the most popular.
1. CMS cuts payments to 751 hospitals for patient injuries: 6 things to know
2. Scarlet fever is making a comeback — and no one knows why
3. CMS updates overall hospital star ratings: 5 things to know
4. 32 quality measures CMS is considering for 2018 pre-rulemaking
5. Ochsner Medical Center cuts infection rate by 49% in 90 days
6. Why physicians don’t recommend DNR tattoos
7. More hospitals are using ‘substitute physicians’ — are they safe?
8. Leapfrog: Chicago hospital’s lawsuit is ’11th hour gambit’ to change safety grade
9. Rhode Island orders Memorial Hospital to halt admissions, citing patient safety concerns
10. FDA bans 24 ingredients from hand soaps, antiseptic washes
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