Remember to keep checking for a new Survey Activity Guide (SAG) from The Joint Commission (TJC), which is promised for July and will include new information on surveys as they slowly resume in areas with a slowed rate in COVID-19 cases.
Compared to the general population, physicians who die by suicide are more likely to experience job and civil legal problems, recent research indicates.
The Trump administration is urging healthcare facilities to resume elective surgeries, diagnostic tests, and other non-emergency care and is encouraging patients to...
“EHRs are supposed to ensure safe use of medications in hospitals,” said study corresponding author David C. Classen, MD, a professor of internal medicine at U of U Health. “They’re not doing that.”
As of 2019, just over 27% of hospitals had telestroke capacity, according to the study. Over a third of hospitals with telestroke capacity by 2017 were larger health systems, while nearly 15% were smaller...
The process is based on a concept from the University of Nebraska and adheres to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines. The health system is now using the system to decontaminate and reuse up to 12,000 N95 masks a day.
In response to the coronavirus pandemic, an Indiana-based rural hospital succeeded in boosting staff, increasing bed space, and securing essential equipment such as ventilators.
Those administering CPR as first aid also should consider covering their own and the cardiac arrest victim’s nose and mouth with a face mask or cloth to reduce the likelihood of disease transmission.
