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COVID-19 Pandemic Shakes Public Trust in CDC

Surveys of more than 2,000 people in May and October 2020 show about a 10% drop in trust of the CDC over that period, with the overall population-level trust in the agency falling to the same lower level of trust long held by Black Americans about the agency.

News & Analysis

UC Health Shares 4 Lessons Learned from Coronavirus Pandemic

By multiple measures, COVID-19 has challenged healthcare providers more than any other public health crisis since the 1918 influenza pandemic. As the coronavirus pandemic enters its second year, many health systems, hospitals, and physician practices remain in crisis mode. A pair of physician leaders at Cincinnati-based UC Health recently spoke with HealthLeaders to discuss how the health system has grappled with COVID-19.

6 Innovations That Are Propelling Health Systems Into the Future

How are hospitals and health systems positioning their organizations for the future in a post-pandemic world? While there are countless ways innovation has accelerated the transformation of healthcare delivery over the past year, this article features six worth noting.

Yes, You Must Open Doors to Unvaccinated Surveyors

CMS sent out a statement noting that federal and state surveyors must be permitted entry unless they show symptoms of the coronavirus as outlined in earlier infection control guidance regarding surveys. The statement apparently was in answer to a query from The Joint Commission (TJC), which was acting on the behalf of someone else, according to the Health Facilities Management Insider.

PSQH: The Podcast

PSQH: The Podcast Episode 25 - COVID-19 and Antibiotic Resistance

On episode 25 of PSQH: The Podcast, Oliver Schacht, CEO of OpGen, talks about COVID-19 and antibiotic resistance.

Upcoming webinar

Hand Hygiene: No Time for Pandemic Fatigue

Everyone in healthcare, whether frontline staff or providers of ancillary services, must consistently perform hand hygiene. How do we achieve compliance with this basic practice of infection prevention? This April 29 presentation will focus on proper hand hygiene protocols and why consistent hand hygiene is so important in this time of COVID-19 pandemic fatigue.

Industry Events

Friday, 4/30 - ABQAURP's 43rd Annual Health Care Quality & Patient Safety Conference

Tuesday, 5/11 - 2021 IHI Patient Safety Congress (virtual)

Monday, 6/28 - APIC 2021

Monday, 8/9 - HIMSS21 Global Health Conference & Exhibition

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Analyzing the Hospital Life Safety Survey, Fourth Edition

Life safety expert and independent consultant Brad Keyes, CHSP, provides a practical, strategic approach to the life safety survey process. He walks you through a room-by-room, floor-by-floor analysis of the life safety measures you must have in place to avoid costly citations. The book simplifies Joint Commission standards and CMS requirements and focuses on ways to pass your next life safety survey.

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