Medical errors occur in nearly 50% of surgeries: 4 key notes | Schizophrenic son of gastroenterologist Dr. William Wu found guilty of stabbing him: 5 notes | Wildfire forces Calif. hospital to shut down | Ambulatory Surgery Center at St. Mary suffers data breach affecting 13k patients

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Aug. 18, 2016

Today's Top Articles

1. Medical errors occur in nearly 50% of surgeries: 4 key notes Full story

2. Wildfire forces Calif. hospital to shut down Full story

3. Ambulatory Surgery Center at St. Mary suffers data breach affecting 13k patients - 5 key points Full story

4. Webinar: Out-of-Network: Recent Legal and Market Developments. To learn more and register, click here.

5. Schizophrenic son of gastroenterologist Dr. William Wu found guilty of stabbing him: 5 notes Full story

6. Man removes patient at gunpoint from Pennsylvania hospital
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7. Webinar: Early spine surgery adopters: Data-driven reasons why the technology is here to stay. Register here!

8. The rules of infection control have changed: AAAHC surveyor highlights 3 compliance issues & APIC's role in ASC compliance Full story

9. Healthcare executive salary drops 12.9%; nurse salary down 3.1% - 5 notes on declining exec, nurse pay Full story

10. Medtronic dives deeper with $20M second tranche investment in Mazor Robotics: 6 takeaways Full story

11. The EHRs used at US News' 10 top hospitals Full story

12. Schwarzenegger, Leno and Bush, Plus 230+ Great Hospital Executives Speaking. The Becker's Hospital Review 8th Annual Meeting next April 17 to 20 will include Arnold, Jay and 230+ hospital leaders, including some great keynotes. The brochure will be on line shortly. George W. Bush will speak at the 3rd Annual CIO/HIT + Revenue Cycle Conference in July 2017. The agenda for this meeting is being developed soon. Should you have questions about either meeting, please contact sbecker@beckershealthcare.com and jcole@beckershealthcare.com.