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Pandemic dominates preparedness as hospitals ready for surge
Many hospitals and other facilities have been dealing with an overflow of patients since March, while other have been preparing for an immediate future of uncertainty and fear as the virus spreads.
That includes being inundated by information from federal agencies, including CMS, CDC, FDA and other agencies with updated guidance and regulatory changes to help the healthcare industry meet the national emergency.
Inside Accreditation and Quality, along with its companion website, the Accreditation & Quality Compliance Center (AQCC), also has been stepping up efforts to bring readers the latest information as it is released.
For instance, as this issue was going to production, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced it was going to use discretion in enforcing HIPAA’s Privacy Rule as it applies to business associates acting in good faith “for the purpose of controlling or preventing the spread of COVID-19.”
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