Deficiencies in a Cleveland Clinic hospital's lab, how to improve HCAHPS scores and the Legionnaires' disease outbreak captured the attention of clinical quality and infection control 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 Sept. 7, starting with the most popular.
1. CMS cites lab deficiencies at Cleveland Clinic's Marymount Hospital
2. Cleveland Clinic calls out infection control risk of germy cell phones
3. Want higher HCAHPS scores? Physician assistants may be key
4. Did a medical device company forge a document to receive FDA approval?
5. Study examines how to reduce infection risk in pediatric playrooms
6. How lean can improve the quality, efficiency of OR instrument availability in 5 steps
7. 10 guiding principles for patient-centered care
8. 8 New York hospitals with the cleanest patient rooms, according to patients
9. Death toll rises in Illinois Legionnaires' disease outbreak
10. What's the best way to use CHG for patients before surgery?