The following are the 10 most-read articles from Becker’s Infection Control & Clinical Quality for the week of Jan. 16, starting with the most popular.
1. Where are CMS’ new overall 5-star hospitals?
2. Where are CMS’ new overall 1-star hospitals?
3. 10 top patient safety issues for 2017
4. 3 pediatric flu deaths reported in one week, CDC says
5. 57 best overall patient-rated hospitals
6. Nevada woman dies of superbug resistant to all 26 available antibiotics
7. Study: ‘Nightmare bacteria’ may be spreading under the radar in US hospitals
8. 5 things to know about Healthgrades’ 2017 distinguished hospital awards
9. The 241 hospitals punished 3 years in a row for high infection rates
10. CMS changed overall star rating formula in December update — here’s what’s new