There are several factors that need to be considered when designing a field facility, such as infection control, documentation, security, weather, electricity, and heating.
Beware the myths and misperceptions going around about the blanket waivers and relaxed enforcement of some regulations issued by CMS to facilitate care for COVID-19 patients
Whether your hospital is already working toward recovery from a peak load of COVID-19 patients or is still amidst the onslaught and looking for extra space to put beds, remember there will be a second wave of patients in a few months.
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.
