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Supreme Court Hears Emergency Arguments on CMS, OSHA Vaccine Requirements

Supreme Court justices hearing emergency arguments about an injunction stopping enforcement of a CMS interim final rule requiring hospital and other healthcare workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19 seemed to lean toward the side of CMS on Friday.

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Mass. Joins States Offering Digital Access to Vaccination Records

Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker announced on Monday that residents are now able to use a QR code to access the My Vax Records tool on the COVID-19 SMART Health Card platform, offering a digital repository for vaccination status. They can enter their name, birth date and e-mail address or phone number to create the account, which offers the same data as a paper record.

AMA President Blasts New CDC Guidance on COVID-19 Isolation

CDC guidance on quarantine and isolation for those who have been exposed to someone with COVID-19 or people who test positive for COVID-19 has changed several times since the beginning of the pandemic. Under certain circumstances, the new guidance reduces the amount of time that people must quarantine or isolate themselves from 10 days to five days.

Study Finds Racial and Ethnic In-Hospital Mortality Disparities During Pandemic

The recent study, which was published by JAMA Health Forum, is based on an analysis of fee-for-service Medicare inpatient data for more than 31 million beneficiaries and more than 14 million hospitalizations from January 2019 through February 2021.

PSQH: The Podcast

PSQH: The Podcast Episode 44 – Improving Patient Transfers in Rural Healthcare

On episode 44 of PSQH: The Podcast, Dr. Martin Sellberg, co-founder of Motient, talks about improving patient transfers in rural healthcare.

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COVID-19 Variants and Infection Prevention

In this Jan. 20 webinar, we will discuss the challenges presented by the COVID-19 variants and CDC guideline updates for infection prevention. We will review the status of OSHA Emergency Temporary Standard and the CMS vaccine mandates for healthcare.

Industry Events

Friday, 3/4 - 2022 World Patient Safety, Science & Technology Summit (virtual)

Monday, 3/28 - Elevate PX: The Global Patient Experience Event

Tuesday, 4/12 - SHEA Spring 2022 Conference

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