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OSHA Issues Temporary Guidance on PAPR Enforcement
OSHA instructed compliance safety and health officers to exercise discretion in response to ongoing respirator shortages during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. COVID-19 is a respiratory disease caused by infection with the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
 

News & Analysis
Mortality Data Supports Placing Seriously Ill Coronavirus Patients on ECMO
The co-authors of the recent research article wrote that the study provides "provisional support" for using ECMO to treat coronavirus patients with acute hypoxemic respiratory failure. "In ECMO-supported patients with COVID-19 and characterized as having ARDS, estimated in-hospital mortality 90 days after ECMO initiation was 38.0%, consistent with previous mortality rates in non-COVID-19 ECMO-supported patients with ARDS and acute respiratory failure."
One in Five Younger Patients Hospitalized for COVID-19 Require Intensive Care
The Brigham and Women's Hospital researchers used the Premier Healthcare Database to look at clinical records from 419 hospitals that treated 3,222 hospitalized COVID-19 patients aged 18-34. Patients with cardiovascular risk factors represented 37% of the young people hospitalized, while 24.5% of patients had obesity and morbid obesity, 18.2% had diabetes and 16% had hypertension.
Expert Shares Strategies to Address Bullying and Incivility in Healthcare
A 2020 study found that one or more of six disruptive behaviors were reported at 97.8% of healthcare workplaces, with disruptive behaviors associated with poorer teamwork climate, safety climate, job satisfaction, and perceptions of management.
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PSQH: The Podcast Episode 13 - Needle-Free Technology and Battling COVID-19
On episode 13 of PSQH: The Podcast, host Jay Kumar talks to Scott McFarland, CEO of Integrimedical, about needle-free technology and his own experience of contracting COVID-19.
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Infection Prevention and OSHA Compliance in the Time of COVID-19
Everyone in healthcare, whether frontline staff or providers of ancillary services, must consistently implement infection prevention measures against COVID-19 and other pathogens. How do we achieve compliance with OSHA principles and the practice of infection prevention? This October 20 presentation will focus on the OSHA hierarchy of controls and how to layer protection for all that enter our facilities.
 

Industry Events

Wednesday, 10/14 - AHIMA20: Health Data and Information Conference (virtual)

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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