UPMC's transplant program, surgical site infections and new findings on HCAHPS scores piqued the interest 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 June 1, starting with the most popular.
1. UPMC's transplant program put on probation
2. The most MRSA-contaminated surfaces in a hospital room: Infographic
3. As temperatures rise in the summer, so do common SSIs
4. 10 states with the most 'Straight A' Leapfrog hospitals
5. Source of noxious fumes at Sparrow Hospital discovered
6. Preventing antibiotic resistance: How 5 health systems are answering the call
7. 10 top patient safety issues for 2015
8. HCAHPS scores linked to demographic factors and hospital size, study finds
9. Never event and preventable patient harm data: 10 challenges, recommendations
10. Mayo Clinic researchers link surgical errors with human behaviors