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Covid-19
OSHA Fines Hospitals for PPE Failures Related to COVID-19Meanwhile, the Christus Shreveport-Bossier Health System in Shreveport, Louisiana, is facing $13,494 in proposed penalties ? the maximum allowed by...
Covid-19
Poorly Protected Postal Workers Are Catching COVID-19 by the Thousands. It's One More Threat to Voting by Mail.More than 50,000 workers have taken time off for virus-related reasons, slowing mail delivery. The Postal Service doesn't test employees...
Covid-19
Are You Participating in a Vaccine Trial? Are You Running One? We'd Like to Hear About It.The development and deployment of a vaccine will affect everybody on the planet. Help us identify and tell important stories.
Covid-19
A Pandemic Upshot: Seniors Are Having Second Thoughts About Where to LiveMore than 70,000 residents and staff members in nursing homes and assisted living facilities had died of COVID-19 by mid-August,...
Clinical Care
In Face of COVID Threat, More Dialysis Patients Bring Treatment HomeThe increase in home dialysis has accelerated recently, spurred by social-distancing requirements, increased use of telehealth and remote monitoring technologies...
Covid-19
Waiting Room Safety: Infection, Furniture, and Power OutletsAccrediting organizations (AO) don't have a specific standard on waiting room infection control, but there are still issues you can...
Finance
Nashville Health Care Council President on Preparing for COVID's Second WaveHospital executives must address vulnerabilities in their supply chain operations, create safeguards for frontline clinical staffers, and preserve as much...
Revenue Cycle
CMS Revises Billing Instructions for Inpatient COVID-19 ClaimsThe test must be performed within 14 days of admission, and the results must be documented in the patient?s medical...
Revenue Cycle
AMA Introduces New COVID-19 CPT CodesThe AMA also released a new laboratory testing code 86413 for laboratory testing that provides quantitative measurements of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies.
Nursing
During the Pandemic, Aspire to Identify and Prevent Medication Errors and to Avoid Blaming AttitudesSome nurses will also leave extra infusions at the bedside so they can be spiked and hung by any nurse...
Finance
Moody's: Nonprofit Healthcare Sector Margins Were Stable in FY '19 Prior to PandemicThe rating agency's report found that expenses outgrew revenues.
Covid-19
What Is the Risk of Catching the Coronavirus on a Plane?In the absence of reliable data, we decided to ask the experts about the possibility of contracting the virus while...