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

Inside Accreditation & Quality
April 28, 2020
Policies and Procedures, Infection Control

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

Work with linen provider to manage availability, cut down on hoarding

Inside Accreditation & Quality
April 28, 2020
Environment and Facilities, Infection Control, Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures

Watch out for clean linen hoarding in your patient care units by busy staff who don’t have time to track down items as they turn over rooms.Read More »

CDC: Watch for six new symptoms of COVID-19

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor
April 27, 2020
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 »

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

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor
April 21, 2020
Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Infection Control, Workplace safety

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

Telemedicine playing front line role in COVID-19 outbreak

Inside Accreditation & Quality
April 21, 2020
Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, Cybersecurity & Technology, Infection Control, Quality & Errors

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

Inside Accreditation & Quality
April 21, 2020
Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Infection Control

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

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor
April 21, 2020
Natural & Manmade Disasters, Infection Control, Accreditation & Survey Preparation

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

Will it go ’round in circles? A couple more pieces of the COVID-19 pie

Mac's Safety Space
April 21, 2020
Environment and Facilities, Infection Control

By Steve MacArthur, ...Read More »

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

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor
April 20, 2020
Infection Control, Patient Safety, Quality & Errors

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

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

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor
April 14, 2020
Environment and Facilities, Infection Control

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

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