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Nursing Homes Face Serious Liability Risks from COVID-19

Nursing homes and affiliated health systems may face an onslaught of lawsuits alleging they failed to properly care for residents during the COVID-19 pandemic. Limited resources and the vulnerability of nursing home residents led to many deaths in nursing homes, and families will question whether those deaths could have been prevented.

Making Critical Care Triage Policies Transparent to Patients, Community

Certain hospitals are including information on their critical care triage policies in admission packets to explain how care or supplies will be allocated if rationing becomes necessary. Some clinicians feel ethically obligated to inform everyone up front of the possibility. Others think it is better to do so only if and when it becomes necessary.

Special Commission to Address U.S. Nursing Home Safety, Quality

CMS establishes independent panel after a wave of COVID-19-related deaths were reported in these care facilities.

Advice Offered on Preventing Pressure Injuries from N95 Masks

A recently published position paper combines current evidence in both pressure injury prevention and personal protective equipment science.

Accrediting Bodies Offer Guidance on COVID-19 Response

Read on to learn more about compliance, quality, and patient safety issues that are critical during the response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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.

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?

The Challenges of Infection Control in the Age of COVID-19

Infection prevention likely will be a higher priority activity and quality improvement project for surgery centers as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to flare over the next year. There are various resources leaders should consider to help in these endeavors.

The Winds of Change

In the United States, the way more than 50 million surgical procedures are handled annually is bound to transform after the pandemic ends. There are bound to be sweeping changes, and the industry needs to be ready.

The Role of Surgeons in the COVID-19 Era

Accrediting body helps surgery leaders find the right path forward during unusual times.