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Trouble viewing? See it online! Wednesday, July 15, 2020
 

Featured Story
HHS Presses Hospitals to Use New COVID-19 Data Reporting Modules
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Healthcare Safety Network COVID-19 module will no longer be an option for daily reporting, effective July 15, the Department of Health and Human Services announced.
 

News & Analysis
Coronavirus Pandemic Flips Clinician Workforce Market
The new Merritt Hawkins report, "2020 Review of Physician and Advanced Practitioner Recruiting Incentives and the Impact of COVID-19," examines clinician recruitment data for the one-year period ending March 31, 2020. Although the number of physician search engagements the company conducted during the period increased, search engagements conducted since March 31 have declined 30%.
How to Reduce Anxiety and Burnout at Primary Care Practices
Burnout is taking a significant toll in the healthcare sector. It is estimated that a doctor commits suicide every day. Research indicates that nearly half of physicians nationwide are experiencing burnout symptoms. A study published in October 2018 found burnout increases the odds of physician involvement in patient safety incidents, unprofessionalism, and lower patient satisfaction.
Female Physicians More Likely to Adopt Telehealth
The Doximity data is useful because such a large swath of physicians uses the platform. Doximity's usage among healthcare professionals includes 70% of all U.S. doctors and 45% of all physician assistants and nurse practitioners.
PSQH Connect

Coronavirus: 4 Methods Effective in Decontaminating N95 Respirator Masks
With the virus primarily spread through respiratory droplets and aerosol particles, N95 masks have been in high demand and limited supply. In March, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services estimated that a prolonged pandemic would require 3.5 billion N95 masks but only 35 million were stocked.
PSQH: The Podcast

PSQH: The Podcast Episode 6 - Patient Matching
On episode 6 of PSQH: The Podcast, host Jay Kumar talks to Mark LaRow, CEO of Verato, about the impact inaccurate patient identification can have on quality of care and patient safety.
Upcoming webinar

Infection Control Risk Assessments: A Crucial Element of Patient Safety
This July 30 program explains how to conduct effective Infection Control Risk Assessments, which are more important than ever. What once was often viewed as a function of regulatory compliance now can make a true difference in outcomes at your facility.
 

Industry Events

Wednesday, 9/30 - Patient Experience Symposium 2020

Monday, 10/5 - ASHE 2020 Annual Conference (online)

Friday, 10/30 - ABQAURP's 43rd Annual Health Care Quality & Patient Safety Conference

Sunday, 12/6 - IHI National Forum on Quality Improvement in Health Care
 

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The CMS Compliance Crosswalk, 2020 Edition

This book shows you how to comply with each Condition of Participation (CoP) set forth by CMS and highlights which requirements from The Joint Commission and other accrediting organizations correspond to individual CoPs.

Using a table format, the book takes readers through each CoP, explains how accreditation standards differ from the CMS requirements, and offers tips and documentation suggestions for survey preparation.

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