Hospitals Cut Surgical Infection Rate by 27% in One Year

... Fifty-six hospitals from 50 states and US territories, collaborating to improve surgical care, significantly cut the rate of surgical infections for more than 35,000 patients in a year-long, nationwide effort sponsored by the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicare Services (CMS) and led by Qualis Health, the Quality Improvement Organization (QIO) for Washington, Alaska, and Idaho... click link for more info. ...