The following are the most popular stories on infection control and clinical quality from Becker's Hospital Review for the week of August 11, beginning with the most-accessed.
1. Pennsylvania Department of Health suspects anesthesia contamination at surgery center
2. Patient jumps from window; St. Luke's Bethlehem found not safety-compliant
3. 20 things to know about the Ebola outbreak
4. Hand hygiene or environmental cleaning: Which is more effective?
5. How to improve validity of hand hygiene observation
6. Hourly rounds for nurses reduce call light use, study finds
7. Allegheny Health Network reduced readmission rate 8%: Here's how they did it
9. Study suggests digital messaging system can help patients prevent SSIs
10. Study: Morning handover often misses clinically important issues