Treat Coronavirus 'Long Haulers' With Multidisciplinary and Comprehensive Approach

Many COVID-19 patients have experienced a range of symptoms for weeks or months after the acute...

Telehealth: How Asynchronous Communication Creates Provider Efficiencies

At the beginning of 2020, physicians and consumers had not yet fully embraced the concept of...

In Pandemic's Wake, Healthcare IT Faces New Realities

New realities in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic are reshaping healthcare IT in ways that affect...

Will meeting in person ever come back?

And perhaps more importantly: Does it make a difference?

There are no more new HLSC articles for this month. The full PDF will be released on May 3, and new articles will come back on May 6!

Should new soap with ethyl alcohol be treated as you do ABHR?

Q: Our facility is going to a new soap that contains up to 20% ethyl alcohol in it. NFPA sets a max limit of 95% alcohol, but is there a minimum limit, or do we need to treat the new soap the same as other alcohol-based hand rubs (ABHR)?

21E Update: May updates cover decontamination, chemical and radiation safety

The latest updates cover information on decontamination in the medical manual and hazardous chemical and radiation safety in the dental manual. 

Healthcare organizations still catching up to LGBTQIA+ care

Sexual and gender minority people are not a modern phenomenon, but it’s only been in the last two decades that the healthcare industry has started rewriting policies and procedures that once excluded or ignored LGBTQIA+ patients and their health issues. Those issues include high rates of substance abuse, mental health disorders, and suicidal ideation.

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