The following are the 10 most-read articles from Becker’s Infection Control & Clinical Quality for the week of Jan. 2, starting with the most popular.
1. The 241 hospitals punished 3 years in a row for high infection rates
2. CDC: Flu widespread in 8 states
3. Flu activity on the rise in the US, CDC says: 6 things to know
4. CDC director Dr. Tom Frieden to resign: 3 quotes from the outgoing leader
5. 4 Indiana health systems warn 8,000+ patients of infection risks
6. Incivility in the OR: How hospitals, nurse managers and front-line nurses should respond
7. 10 top hand hygiene stories of 2016
8. 11 hospitals in Virginia with top nurse-patient communication scores
9. 769 hospitals see Medicare payments cut over high HAC rates: 7 things to know
10. Top 10 infection control & clinical quality stories of 2016
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