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Accreditors Adjust to Realities of COVID-19 Response
Accrediting bodies and hospitals are adjusting to the changes and limitation brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, with more emphasis on remote surveying and other accommodations.
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Early 2020 Quality Data May Need ‘Compassionate Surveying’
Quality leaders are beginning to assess how the COVID-19 pandemic response will affect the quality metrics of hospitals for months after the emergency subsides. What will those metrics look like?
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Evaluation and Treatment of Altered Mental Status in the Emergency Department
This article will attempt to highlight the most clinically relevant and common etiologies of altered mental status that present to the emergency department.
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Worker Bill of Rights in Pandemic
A union representing 15,000 healthcare workers in California has issued a “bill of rights” demanding the levels of testing and personal protective equipment needed to provide a safe workplace in the coronavirus pandemic.
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Group Issues Guidance on PPE Pressure Injuries
The bruised faces of healthcare workers have become a badge of courage, the price they are willing to pay for wearing respirators, masks, and other personal protective equipment over long work shifts caring for COVID-19 patients.
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FDA: Do Not Use Antibody Tests to Diagnose COVID-19
While antibody tests are broadly seen as a way to determine immunity and exposure to the pandemic coronavirus, the Food and Drug Administration recently warned that tests should not be used as the “sole basis to diagnose COVID-19.”
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The Risk of COVID-19 to Pregnant Healthcare Personnel
Are there recommended work restrictions for pregnant healthcare personnel during the COVID-19 pandemic? The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is somewhat equivocal on the issue, essentially saying no heightened risk has been clearly established, but the known risk from similar viruses and influenza warrants caution.
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Three National Surveys Document PPE Shortages
Three different national surveys revealed widespread shortages of personal protective equipment and other critical hospital supplies, a situation the president of the American Nurses Association compared to going into battle without armor.
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CDC Recommends Universal Masking
In another new normal of the COVID-19 pandemic, all healthcare personnel should wear surgical masks throughout their entire shift, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends. Moreover, patients should be actively screened for fever before entering the facility and wear their own mask or be provided one to receive care.
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CDC Issues Return to Work Guidelines for Healthcare Personnel
Employee health professionals should consider their local situation with the coronavirus in using one of the two recommended options: a test-based method or a non-test-based method.