News & Analysis | | 5 Strategies to Manage Surge of Coronavirus Patients | | New York is expected to experience the country's first peak of COVID-19 patients in the next week or two, followed closely by other hotspot states such as Louisiana, New Jersey, and Michigan. The surge of patients is straining hospital capacity, healthcare worker staffing, and supplies of personal protective equipment and ventilators. |
| OIG Finds COVID-19 Testing Delays Bottlenecked Hospital Throughput | | The scarcity of the tests, and the subsequent wait for results for patients and staff, which often took a week or longer, had a snowball effect on patient throughput, according to a survey and analysis by the Department of Health and Human Services' Office of the Inspector General. |
| How to Address Intensivist Shortfall During Coronavirus Pandemic | | The United States leads the world in reported coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases, with the total as of April 6 at more then 336,000, according to worldometer. A significant percentage of COVID-19 patients require mechanical ventilation in the ICU setting, which is expected to strain critical care resources including staff as coronavirus patients surge in the coming weeks. |
| How to Conserve Your PPE During the Coronavirus Pandemic | | PPE is a crucial element of protecting healthcare workers from the virus that causes COVID-19. In China, Italy, and Spain, thousands of healthcare workers have been infected with the coronavirus. One-third of U.S. doctors are at high risk of serious illness from the coronavirus because they are over 60 years old, new research shows. |
| Healthcare Preparedness for COVID-19 | | In this April 22 webinar, speaker Terri Rebmann, PhD, RN, CIC, FAPIC, will outline evidence-based recommendations, best practices, and Joint Commission Standards for managing an influx of infectious patients, including an outbreak or pandemic involving COVID-19 or similar pathogens. |
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