While some hospitals are just approaching their peak of treating COVID-19 patients, others are already looking toward the time facilities can start taking in patients—and revenues—for non-emergent patients.
Resuming more normal activities, however, will be contingent on massive testing...
To meet the critical need for nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic, many hospitals and health systems are seeking new hires and contingent staff members to supplement their workforce.
Hospitals considering a universal policy of not resuscitating COVID-19 patients with heart or breathing failures should take steps to avoid violating patients’ rights under Medicare’s Conditions of Participation (CoP), say two former executives with The Joint Commission (TJC).
Beware the myths and misperceptions going around about the blanket 1135 waivers issued by CMS to facilitate care for the growing COVID-19 patient population, cautions healthcare regulatory attorney Delphine O’...
The model, developed by researchers at University of Pennsylvania Health System (UPHS), has already informed decision-making at both the system and government levels.
If you are still preparing for a major onslaught of suspected COVID-19 patients, review your plans against the strategies hospitals already have employed to deal with supply and personnel challenges, as outlined in an HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG...
Keeping supplies in-house may continue to be a security problem as long as COVID-19 grips the nation.
Not only are hospitals grappling with trying to find N95 medical masks and other personal protective equipment (PPE) as the supply chain rushes to keep up with the spread of the pandemic...
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...
Healthcare facilities and public health officials now must inform emergency responders when they have been exposed to the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19.