CMS Encourages State Agencies to Resume Surveys
Throughout the memo, CMS notes that surveys should resume primarily in areas that have entered the White House’s Phase 3 of reopening—which can vary from region to region—and that individual facilities can ask for delays if they are experiencing a surge in COVID-19 cases. Many surveys may still focus primarily on infection control and conditions that pose an immediate jeopardy to patients or staff, as they have throughout the PHE.
Telehealth Visits Skyrocket Among Americans Aged 50-80
Nearly half of those who had a telehealth visit said their healthcare provider canceled or rescheduled an in-person visit between March and June, and 30% said that a virtual visit was the only option when they called to schedule an appointment.
3 Ways COVID-19 Transformed Healthcare Delivery Through Telehealth
Hospitals ramped up their virtual care programs seemingly overnight, catapulting the industry into the future far sooner than expected. For years, advocates have touted virtual care as one of the best ways to transform the healthcare system, delivering care when and where people want it. The pandemic put that premise to the test.
New Survey Gauges Effect of Coronavirus Pandemic on Nurse Practitioners
The new survey, which was conducted online from July 28 to August 9 by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP), features data collected from 4,000 nurse practitioner respondents. This is the second survey AANP has conducted during the coronavirus pandemic.
Sentinel Events for First Half of 2020 Drop Slightly
As in 2019, care management problems led the list of sentinel events. That same year, ,TJC grouped different categories together. The care management category,. including falls, delays in treatment and medication management errors.
PSQH: The Podcast Episode 9 – Using Care Coordination to Improve Quality
On episode 9 of PSQH: The Podcast, host Jay Kumar talks to Chris Klomp, CEO of Collective Medical, about care coordination and quality improvement.
FGI Seeks Public Comment on 2022 Update to Guidelines for Design and Construction
The guidelines got their start more than 70 years ago as a federal-private venture to set building standards for the nation’s hospitals being built across the continent under the post-World War II Hill-Burton program. Publishing of the guidelines is now administered under the American Society for Healthcare Engineering.
How to Improve Emergency Preparedness for Pandemics
In the early stage of the COVID-19 pandemic, hospitals in New York City struggled mightily to cope with an epic surge of coronavirus patients. Across the country, the pandemic has strained supply chains for critically important materials and equipment such as personal protective equipment and ventilators.
Combine Surgery Checklists to Boost Patient Safety and Clinical Outcomes
Patient safety has been a pressing issue in healthcare since 1999, with the publication of the landmark report To Err Is Human: Building a Safer Health System. Despite two decades of attention, estimates of annual patient deaths due to medical errors have risen steadily to as many as 440,000 lives, a figure that was reported in the Journal of Patient Safety in 2013.
Test Sites Quickly Attract Thousands for COVID-19 Vaccine Study
During the next two months, vaccine makers hope to recruit 60,000 Americans to roll up their sleeves to test the two vaccines, one made by Pfizer and BioNTech, a German company, and the other by biotech startup Moderna. While small tests earlier this year showed the preventives were safe and led to participants developing antibodies against the virus, the final phase 3 testing is designed to prove whether the vaccine reduces the risk of infection.