Articles Tagged With: COVID-19
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All Eyes on Ethics: Pandemic Means ‘Shift from Status Quo’
The diverse backgrounds of clinical ethicists have strengthened COVID-19 responses at many hospitals. Patients and family, clinicians, and administrators are turning to ethics for help.
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The Forecast Calls for Pain
There is the proverbial glass half-full or half-empty — and then there is the cold shot of despair that comes with considering how much of the planet COVID-19 has yet to hit.
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Personal Protective Equipment Shortage Is ‘Simply Unacceptable’
Two different national surveys have found widespread shortages of personal protective equipment and other critical hospital supplies as the United States battles the highest number of COVID-19 cases in the world.
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HHS Begins Allocating CARES Act Relief Dollars
Agency sending $30 billion to frontline providers battling COVID-19.
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Pharmacotherapy Considerations for COVID-19
A summary of selected pharmacotherapy options proposed to treat COVID-19.
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Beating the Pandemic: What Emergency Providers Should Know About COVID-19
The disease associated with the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is now a significant event in world history, with uncertain but likely major consequences for individuals, families, healthcare workers, health systems, and the global economy. Although COVID-19 appears to pose only a limited danger to children, older adults face the possibility of much more serious manifestations. At this time it seems COVID-19 will demand the attention of most practitioners and allied health providers over the next year. Thus, familiarization with what is known so far about its pathophysiology, epidemiologic risk factors, treatment, and future directions for research is important as we face and fight this crisis united as healthcare providers.
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EMTALA at Issue During COVID-19
Recent updates regarding COVID-19 and changes to the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act.
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Hospitals Are More Appealing Defendants Than Emergency Physicians
Even in normal circumstances, it usually is easier for a plaintiff attorney to criticize a big, impersonal hospital corporation than a practicing emergency physician.
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Protections Enacted for ED Providers, but ‘Liability Changes Every Day’
There are states that have issued various executive orders to reduce liability of providers during the COVID-19 pandemic, but legal protections continue to evolve. Liability changes every day, depending on the developments in the regulatory infrastructure.
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Crisis Changes Priorities — and Possibly Clinical Practices
There is a tipping point for any emergency department (ED) when the normal standard of care is no longer possible. As the COVID-19 pandemic unfolds, some EDs are coming close to reaching it.