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Peer Review Protections Weakened Across the Country
States are continuing to weaken peer review protections across the country, with courts interpreting statutes in ways that make hospitals more vulnerable. Some legislatures are rewriting laws to give more power to plaintiffs.
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Advice Offered on Preventing Pressure Injuries from N95 Masks
A recently published position paper combines current evidence in both pressure injury prevention and personal protective equipment science.
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Accrediting Bodies Offer Guidance on COVID-19 Response
Read on to learn more about compliance, quality, and patient safety issues that are critical during the response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Accreditors Adjust to Realities of COVID-19 Response
Accrediting bodies and hospitals are adjusting to the changes and limitation brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, with more emphasis on remote surveying and other accommodations.
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Early 2020 Quality Data May Need ‘Compassionate Surveying’
Quality leaders are beginning to assess how the COVID-19 pandemic response will affect the quality metrics of hospitals for months after the emergency subsides. What will those metrics look like?
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Worker Bill of Rights in Pandemic
A union representing 15,000 healthcare workers in California has issued a “bill of rights” demanding the levels of testing and personal protective equipment needed to provide a safe workplace in the coronavirus pandemic.
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Group Issues Guidance on PPE Pressure Injuries
The bruised faces of healthcare workers have become a badge of courage, the price they are willing to pay for wearing respirators, masks, and other personal protective equipment over long work shifts caring for COVID-19 patients.
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FDA: Do Not Use Antibody Tests to Diagnose COVID-19
While antibody tests are broadly seen as a way to determine immunity and exposure to the pandemic coronavirus, the Food and Drug Administration recently warned that tests should not be used as the “sole basis to diagnose COVID-19.”
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The Risk of COVID-19 to Pregnant Healthcare Personnel
Are there recommended work restrictions for pregnant healthcare personnel during the COVID-19 pandemic? The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is somewhat equivocal on the issue, essentially saying no heightened risk has been clearly established, but the known risk from similar viruses and influenza warrants caution.
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Three National Surveys Document PPE Shortages
Three different national surveys revealed widespread shortages of personal protective equipment and other critical hospital supplies, a situation the president of the American Nurses Association compared to going into battle without armor.