7 Fundamentals for Sterile Processing Departments | 105 Statistics: Hospital Performance on Patient Safety Indicators | Patient Safety Tool:Hand Hygiene Observation Tool | 10th Annual Ortho, Spine and Pain ASC Conf

News & Analysis

May 22, 2012

1. 7 Fundamentals for Maintaining Safe and Effective Sterile Processing Departments.

2. 105 Statistics: Hospital Performance on Patient Safety Indicators.

3. Patient Safety Tool: Indiana Health Department's Hand Hygiene Observation Tool.

4. 10th Annual Orthopedic, Spine and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference: Improving Profitability and Business and Legal Issues (June 14-16, 2012; Chicago). Learn more and Register Today! Only 36 registration spots remain!

5. Staff Education Tool: ASC Quality Collaboration's Hand Hygiene Self-Assessment Tool.

6. 5 Core Concepts to Lower Readmissions.

7. Study: In-Hospital ICU Patient Mortality Reporting Disadvantages Large Hospitals.

8. Upcoming Webinar. Anatomy of an ASC Deal and a Discussion of Current Legal Issues (Tues., June 5, 12:00-1:00 PM CT). To learn more or register,

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9. Recent CMO, CNO Moves:

Baptist Hospital in Tennessee Names Dr. Geoffrey Smallwood CMO.

Cypress Fairbanks Med Center Appoints Lisa Cox CNO.

10. Healthcare Leaders Discuss Key Concepts to Police, Improve and Measure Quality.

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