Ebola, the plague, Leapfrog safety scores and new hospital ratings from U.S. News & World Report piqued the interest of infection control and clinical quality readers in May.
The following are the 10 most popular infection control stories from Becker's Hospital Review in May, starting with the most popular.
1. Man shoots blood at nurses in Minnesota hospital
2. Major health systems move to ban low-volume surgeries at member hospitals
3. 6 ugly healthcare truths as told by nurses
4. Where are the 20 Leapfrog 'F' hospitals?
5. Ebola found in eye of American after he was declared Ebola-free: 7 things to know
6. Pit bull infects 4 with the plague in Colorado: 5 things to know
7. How safe is your OR? 8 things to consider
8. 40% of hospitals fail to meet Leapfrog's national nursing standards: 3 takeaways
9. Kaiser Permanente, Intermountain to submit extra data for new US News hospital ranking
10. SSI risk factors: 3 main categories