Articles in Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor - Volume 14 Issue 40

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

Telemedicine projected to account for 20% of medical visits in 2020, report says

September 29, 2020
Cybersecurity & Technology, Infection Control

The volume and financial value of telemedicine visits will increase significantly in 2020 due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, according to a ...

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During the pandemic, aspire to identify and prevent medication errors and to avoid blaming attitudes

September 29, 2020
Quality & Errors, Infection Control

ISMP recently spoke to a hospital nurse working in a location where the coronavirus (COVID-19) has again surged with a vengeance, causing a significant increase in patient admissions to the intensive care unit (ICU) and frequent, tragic fatalities. He was particularly concerned about the many...

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Coronavirus: Virtual hospital at home program used for low-acuity patients

September 29, 2020
Cybersecurity & Technology, Infection Control

A Denver-based health system has used remote monitoring to care for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients who do not require hospitalization.

Although there are therapeutics for treating seriously ill COVID-19 patients in the inpatient setting—...