Jefferson Health CEO discusses healthcare’s ‘new normal’ after COVID-19

April 28, 2020
Inside Accreditation & Quality - Volume 2 Issue 5
COVID-19, Policies and Procedures

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak has forced hospital and health system executives to confront unprecedented challenges and has...Read More »

CDC: Watch for six new symptoms of COVID-19

April 27, 2020
Accreditation Insider - Volume 14 Issue 18
COVID-19, Infection Control

The CDC says that like the original three symptoms, the six new ones take two to 14 days to appear after exposure. Read More »

Telemedicine playing front line role in COVID-19 outbreak

April 21, 2020
Inside Accreditation & Quality - Volume 2 Issue 5
COVID-19, Medical Error Prevention, Medication Management, Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, Telehealth

Some health systems are offering virtual screening for the novel coronavirus, COVID-19.

After reaching epidemic proportions in Wuhan, China...Read More »

CMS: Some Medicare quality data reporting extended

April 21, 2020
Inside Accreditation & Quality - Volume 2 Issue 5
Accreditation, CMS, COVID-19, Data Tracking

In response to the new coronavirus (COVID-19), the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)...Read More »

Track COVID-19 rates to signal when to resume non-emergent care

April 21, 2020
Accreditation Insider - Volume 14 Issue 17
CMS, COVID-19, Emergency Management, Infection Control

While some hospitals are just approaching their peak of treating COVID-19 patients, others are already looking toward the time facilities can...Read More »

Study: contaminated reusable bronchoscopes could cause secondary infections in COVID-19 patients

April 20, 2020
Accreditation Insider - Volume 14 Issue 17
COVID-19, Infection Control, Medical Error Prevention, Patient Safety

Contaminated bronchoscopes could cause infections among patients and healthcare staff, according to a study ...Read More »

FDA says 4 million N95 masks could be reused thanks to emergency order

April 15, 2020
Accreditation Insider - Volume 14 Issue 17
Accreditation, COVID-19, Infection Control, PPE, Staff safety

The FDA has issued two emergency use authorization (EUA) for sterilizing and reprocessing N95 masks, once in...Read More »

A quarter of rural hospitals at 'high risk' of closure, COVID-19 likely to make it worse

April 14, 2020
Accreditation Insider - Volume 14 Issue 16
COVID-19, Environment and Facilities

More than 350 rural hospitals, accounting for $8.3 billion in total patient revenue, are at risk, according to a new analysis.Read More »

Online tool helps hospitals place staff in appropriate roles during COVID-19 pandemic

April 14, 2020
Accreditation Insider - Volume 14 Issue 16
COVID-19, Emergency Management, Staff safety

To meet the critical need for nurses during the COVID-19...Read More »

Coronavirus: Tiered staffing recommended to bolster critical care

April 14, 2020
Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 21 Issue 5
COVID-19, Quality Improvement, Staff safety

The Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) is recommending a tiered staffing model for hospitals opening new ICUs in response to the novel...Read More »

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