An unnecessary regulation that costs $500 million each year, a MRSA outbreak at UC Irvine Medical Center and an "unprecedented" drill to assess the United States' preparedness for another Ebola-like outbreak captured the attention of readers last week.
The 10 most-read articles from Becker's Infection Control & Clinical Quality for the week of April 17 are listed below, beginning with the most popular.
1. Dr. Peter Pronovost: This unnecessary regulation doesn't benefit patients and costs $500M each year
2. CMS wants to make accrediting organization surveys public
3. MRSA outbreak among infants at UC Irvine hospital undisclosed for months: 9 things to know
4. 'Not a pill person': What prescription nonadherence is costing US healthcare
5. VA hospitals outperform non-VA hospitals on patient outcome measures
6. Bon Secours St. Mary's undergoes deep clean after 6 bacterial infections
8. Flu still widespread in 18 states, 4 new pediatric flu deaths reported
9. Feds conduct 'unprecedented' drill to assess preparedness for new Ebola-like outbreak
10. C. diff carriers who show no symptoms can up infection risk in other hospitalized patients