U.S. News & World Report's new hospital rankings, armadillos and leprosy and a hand hygiene implementation guide captured the attention of infection control and clinical quality readers last week.
The following are the 10 most read infection control and clinical quality articles from Becker's Hospital Review for the week of July 20, starting with the most popular.
1. US News names Best Hospitals: 6 things to know
2. 9 people in Florida caught leprosy from armadillos this year: 5 things to know
3. 10 interesting developments in hand hygiene
4. How St. Luke's Boise successfully switched cleaners, lowered C. diff rates
5. Patient safety tool: APIC's free hand hygiene implementation guide
6. Virginia Mason contracts to help England's health system improve patient safety
7. Child HCAHPS now available to measure pediatric patient experience
8. 4 common nursing hazards demanding hospitals' attention
9. Which medical students know the most about HAIs? 3 factors associated with more HAI knowledge
10. Most healthcare workers improperly remove protective equipment