Surging International Infections Underscore Need for At-Home COVID-19 Multiplex Testing Options
The World Health Organization’s (WHO) recently published World Health Statistics 2021 report offers a snapshot of today as well as a glimpse of the future. At the time of the report’s release, global COVID-19 cases stood at 160 million and deaths at 3.3 million, with newly confirmed cases at an all-time high globally.
Wrong Patient Identification Has Severe Consequences for Hospitals and Patients
Wrong patient identification, for a number of reasons, still exists to this day. It affects the U.S. healthcare system the most as hospitals have no effective standardized patient identifier shared by all facilities. While different caregivers have used various strategies to implement an effective patient identifier, it’s been around two decades since the ban on funding a national patient identifier system has been in place.
Check Your State’s Pandemic Plan to Make Sure 1135 Waivers Line Up Locally
Following the PHE’s initial declaration in March 2020 and several extensions, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra reauthorized the PHE declaration on April 21. By law, that means the declaration is good for another 90 days—in this case through July 20—unless otherwise stated by the secretary.
Current State of Healthcare Compliance Programs: 2021 Benchmark Survey Results
By SAI Global This report provides results from our 12th annual Healthcare Compliance Benchmark Survey, conducted by SAI Global in collaboration with Strategic Management Services, LLC. Richard P. Kusserow, former DHHS Inspector General, provided the analysis of the results. The survey’s objective was to understand the status and progress of compliance program development in the U.S. healthcare industry. The … Continued
PSQH Quick Poll: Taking the Pulse of Healthcare Risk Management
As part of Healthcare Risk Management Week, PSQH reached out to our readers with a few questions about how healthcare organizations are dealing with managing risks. The Quick Poll had a total of 81 respondents.
Physician Shortage Could Be As High As 124,000 by 2034, Study Finds
The AAMC has published seven annual supply and demand reports on the physician workforce since 2015. Projected shortages of physicians pose several implications, including limiting access to care, stymying efforts to achieve health equity, and eroding clinician well-being.
PSQH: The Podcast Episode 31 – How to Address the Costly Issue of Medication Non-Adherence
On episode 31 of PSQH: The Podcast, Dr. Charles Lee, senior director of clinical knowledge for FDB, talks about the cost of medication non-adherence and how to address it. This episode is presented as part of Healthcare Risk Management Week in partnership with SAI Global.
Physician Sentiment Survey Provides Insight Into Burnout and Other Challenges
Burnout is one of the top challenges facing clinicians and other healthcare workers nationwide. In a September 2020 report published by The Physicians Foundation, 30% of more than 2,300 physicians surveyed cited feelings of hopelessness or having no purpose due to changes in their practices related to the coronavirus pandemic. Research published in September 2018 indicated that nearly half of physicians across the country were experiencing burnout symptoms.
Top Three Reasons to Continue Mask Mandates for Patients and Staff
As COVID-19 case numbers start to drop nationwide, there’s a tendency to want to ease up on the precautions taken over the last 15 months. But regulators are continuing to insist on the wearing of masks in healthcare facilities.
Coronavirus Pandemic Drives Growth of Hospital at Home Programs
In addition to the Acute Hospital Care at Home waiver program, another driver of hospital at home growth during the pandemic has been the launch of virtual programs to monitor coronavirus patients outside the hospital setting. Denver Health has served more than 1,000 patients in its Virtual Hospital at Home program.