Articles Tagged With: COVID-19
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CDC Quickly Reverses ACIP’s Vote Against Booster Shots for HCWs
In a highly unusual move, CDC Director Rochelle Walensky, MD, MPH, overruled her own vaccine advisory committee when they became mired in a far-ranging debate about COVID-19 booster shots that led to an end-of-the day vote not to recommend them for healthcare workers. -
Acknowledge Pandemic-Driven Moral Distress, Mitigate Harmful Effects
Clinicians experience a high level of moral distress when they know they are not providing optimal care to patients. However, investigators have found leaders can mitigate the effects of moral distress. Such information could not arrive at a better time as hospitals in many regions cope with surging COVID-19 case volumes amid a shortage of skilled nurses.
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The Steep Costs of Operating Under Crisis Standards of Care
New data shine a harsh light on what can happen when hospitals become so overcrowded that they have to resort to crisis standards of care, a level of care where practice standards are relaxed under the strain of scarce resources.
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Reports Back the Efficacy of School Masking Policies
Researchers found more cases of COVID-19 in areas without mask mandates.
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Report: U.S. Hospitals Could Sustain $54 Billion Net Income Loss for 2021
Higher expenses, fewer outpatient visits, and sicker patients have put many healthcare facilities in the red.
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Improving Care for Long-Stay Patients
In a perfect world, an ill patient would recover in the hospital and return home as soon as possible. When they are medically stable and can leave the inpatient care setting, nothing is holding them back. Unfortunately, that does not always happen. Even when patients are medically ready to return home, they end up waiting in the hospital longer. A prolonged hospital stay typically is described as a stay that persists for a certain number of days (often 10 days) past the patient’s geometric length of stay. The problem of prolonged hospital stays seems to be getting worse. -
Going Beyond the Quadruple Aim Is a Worthy Goal for Pandemic Future
The quadruple aim healthcare model continues to evolve as healthcare providers realize the importance of social determinants of health. Healthcare professionals need to develop a trusting relationship with patients, which is part of the quadruple aim’s goal of enhancing patient experience. -
Ways for Case Managers to Cope During Trying Times
Case managers are combatting stress, compassion fatigue, and burnout on several fronts as the COVID-19 pandemic surges across many parts of the United States. They are fighting to help patients and families at a time when hospital resources are strained and care transitions are challenging. They are fighting their own grief as more patients die. They are combatting misinformation online and in person as anti-vaccine and anti-mask patients make their views loud and clear. -
Dealing with Angry Patients and Public During the Relentless Pandemic
Case managers and other providers see patients who are frustrated by long waits and the numerous, sometimes-changing infection prevention rules. The anger comes from more than just the patients who are sick with COVID-19. The pandemic has affected case management for all patients, not just those with COVID-19. -
Aftermath of COVID-19 in Adults
This review of investigations centered on long-term effects following acute COVID-19 illness in adults illustrates an evolving understanding of the aftermath of this viral infection.