Sanitizing regimen can reduce post-hospital MRSA infections, study shows
Hospital patients who are carriers of the superbug MRSA can significantly reduce their risk of future infection by following a six-month sanitizing regimen, according to new research.
Safety
Report: 85% of Tennessee maternal deaths preventable
An overwhelming majority of all Tennessee's maternity deaths in 2017 could have been prevented, according to a new report released Tuesday that was commissioned to address the state's high maternal deaths.
Quality
Medicare Advantage plans' quality measures face new changes
The National Committee for Quality Assurance is looking to change some quality measures it maintains for CMS for Medicare Advantage plans, and the healthcare accreditor wants public feedback on those revisions.
Clinical Practice
Chicago's Lurie Children's Hospital to open intermediate-care unit
The so-called step-down model is meant for patients who don't require intensive care but are too sick for the general inpatient ward.
