Changes to CMS' overall hospital quality star rating program, flu season and Tom Frieden, MD, resigning from his post as CDC director captured the attention of readers in the last month.
The following are the 10 most popular stories from Becker's Infection Control & Clinical Quality from the past month, starting with the most popular.
1. Where are CMS' new overall 5-star hospitals?
2. The 241 hospitals punished 3 years in a row for high infection rates
3. Where are CMS' new overall 1-star hospitals?
4. CDC: Flu widespread in 8 states
5. 57 best overall patient-rated hospitals
6. Flu, pneumonia deaths now above epidemic threshold
7. 10 top patient safety issues for 2017
8. Flu activity on the rise in the US, CDC says: 6 things to know
9. CMS changed overall star rating formula in December update — here's what's new
10. CDC Director Dr. Tom Frieden to resign: 3 quotes from the outgoing leader