Stay up-to-date, use available resources to plan as COVID-19 continues to spread

March 3, 2020
Accreditation Insider - Volume 14 Issue 10
COVID-19, Emergency Management, Infection Control

As the CDC and international medical community continues to learn how to handle the spread of COVID-19, the latest emerging infectious disease to...Read More »

Use past experience and stay flexible when planning for emerging diseases

March 3, 2020
Inside Accreditation & Quality - Volume 2 Issue 4
COVID-19, Emergency Management, Infection Control

Keep on top of preparedness for emerging infectious diseases.

Review your available personal protective equipment (PPE). Keep an open line...Read More »

Prepare now for COVID-19 to be around awhile

March 3, 2020
Accreditation Insider - Volume 14 Issue 10
COVID-19, Emergency Management, Environment and Facilities, Infection Control

Health experts are warning providers that COVID-19 might be a long-term problem. Whether it’s contained in the U.S. to only a few dozen cases or...Read More »

Use WHO guidance on 2019-nCov to review infectious disease plans

February 25, 2020
Inside Accreditation & Quality - Volume 2 Issue 3
COVID-19, Emergency Management, Infection Control

The guidance offers a variety of technical papers, including information for clinical care, infection control and prevention, and risk...Read More »

Office of Civil Rights reminds planners to consider at-risk populations

February 18, 2020
Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 21 Issue 3
Emergency Management, Policies and Procedures, Quality Improvement

Remember that the population you serve in a catastrophic emergency might include patients with disabilities or limited English proficiency.Read More »

Use past experience with MERS, Ebola to prep for latest coronavirus

February 18, 2020
Inside Accreditation & Quality - Volume 2 Issue 3
COVID-19, Emergency Management, Infection Control, Policies and Procedures

Dig out your screening plans for MERS-CoV, Ebola, measles, or any other infectious disease and update them with the latest information from the...Read More »

Incident command hospital offers tips on handling patient surge

February 18, 2020
Inside Accreditation & Quality - Volume 2 Issue 3
Emergency Management, Environment and Facilities, Patient Safety

As mass casualty events go, the 75-vehicle pileup on the Sunday before Christmas on an interstate in southeastern Virginia could have been much...Read More »

Work with local healthcare coalitions to successfully manage mass casualty surge

February 18, 2020
Inside Accreditation & Quality - Volume 2 Issue 3
Emergency Management, Environment and Facilities, Patient Safety

Build off any protocols you already have for handling extra-busy days at your emergency department (ED) to create a patient surge plan that can...Read More »

Rapidly spreading Wuhan coronavirus could become pandemic soon

February 4, 2020
Accreditation Insider - Volume 14 Issue 6
COVID-19, Emergency Management, Infection Control

By Jay Kumar

As the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak moves into its third week, infectious disease experts believe it’s well on its way to...Read More »

Use past experience with MERS, Ebola to prep for latest coronavirus

January 28, 2020
Accreditation Insider - Volume 14 Issue 5
COVID-19, Emergency Management, Environment and Facilities, Infection Control, Policies and Procedures

Dig out and update your plan for screening for MERS-CoV, Ebola, measles or any other infectious disease with the latest information on the newly...Read More »

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