Two patient suicides at a New York hospital, a bacterial infection outbreak linked to redesigned Olympus scopes and CMS and state investigations in to hospitals in South Carolina, Michigan and Pennsylvania piqued the interest of readers last week.
The 10 most-read articles from Becker's Infection Control & Clinical Quality for the week of March 27 are listed below, beginning with the most popular.
1. 2 patient suicides in 8 days at Montefiore Medical Center
2. CMS investigation into SC hospital prompted by restrained patient's death
3. Redesigned Olympus scopes linked to superbug outbreak: 7 things to know
5. Crozer-Keystone hospital employee used dirty scope on patient, state report reveals
6. 51 hospitals with the lowest heart attack readmission rates
7. Amish woman develops rare infection after giving birth: 8 things to know
8. New Jersey pain clinic closes after 30+ patients infected
9. While influenza A declines, influenza B makes late-season surge
10. Leapfrog safety grades penalize hospitals for transparency, study suggests