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IPs See ‘Hope’ in COVID-19 Vaccine
“In talking to infection preventionists around the country who are being vaccinated — it is like hope. It is a positive step forward. It is a step towards the solution," said Connie Steed, MSN, RN, CIC, FAPIC, president of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology.
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IPs See ‘Hope’ in COVID-19 Vaccine
“In talking to infection preventionists around the country who are being vaccinated — it is like hope. It is a positive step forward. It is a step towards the solution," said Connie Steed, MSN, RN, CIC, FAPIC, president of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology.
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CDC: Immune-Compromised Can Be Vaccinated for COVID-19
Adults of any age with “certain underlying medical conditions are at increased risk for severe illness from the virus that causes COVID-19” and can be immunized with the approved mRNA COVID-19 vaccine “provided they have not had a severe allergic reaction to any of the ingredients in the vaccine,” the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports.
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HHS, CDC Open COVID-19 Vaccination to All Age 65 Years and Older
Public health officials are opening up vaccine eligibility to a broad swath of society. This includes those 65 years of age and older and those under age 65 years with high-risk medical conditions.
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Protecting At-Risk Patients from Self-Harm in the ED
Researchers try to create a safer environment to keep patients and staff alike safe.
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Court Orders New Trial Over Hospital’s Improper Closing Arguments
The appellate court’s decision focused on whether the non-party status of the nurse who allegedly dropped plaintiff was determinative in the case at hand. The court of appeals found the trial court failed to exercise its full range of discretion and had not carefully considered the fact that although the nurse was not a party to the case, her conduct was the object of the case, and it was unclear whether the jury fully understood that she was not a party to the matter.
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Hospital to Stand Trial for Botched Brain Surgery Performed with Recalled Laser
As often is the case in medical malpractice cases, defendants made a concerted effort to dismiss the case based on the insufficiency of the plaintiff’s expert report. Here, however, the court of appeals began its analysis by specifying that based on the applicable standard of review, the purpose of the plaintiffs’ expert report is to demonstrate the plaintiff is not filing a frivolous lawsuit.
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New and Proposed HIPAA Rules May Offer More Protection
New legislation and proposed rules will affect HIPAA compliance. Both actions are good news for covered entities and business associates.
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Nurse in Jeopardy for Refusing Hospital’s COVID-19 Policy on Scrubs
A Minnesota nurse refused to follow his hospital’s policy on taking scrubs home and laundering them, rather than using hospital-provided scrubs. The hospital fired the nurse, who is alleging whistleblower retaliation. Nurses at the hospital resisted the policy because they did not want to take COVID-19 home to their families.
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Understanding Emergency Use Authorization Issues with COVID-19 Vaccine
Current COVID-19 vaccines have not undergone the process for full FDA approval, but have been authorized under a streamlined process known as an emergency use authorization. Because of this, the vaccines are technically considered experimental and are subject to regulations that may affect whether employers are permitted to mandate their use by employees.