The New Orleans healthcare system's report from one of the nation's outbreak epicenters provides a blueprint for other hospitals and health systems preparing for a surge.
More than 90 hospital rooms have been outfitted with special equipment that enable physicians, nurses, and other personnel to deliver much of the patient's care virtually from stations throughout the facility.
Digital technology plays a key role in the organization's growth initiatives; Matthew Kull will lead IT strategy to enhance patient care through innovative technologies.
Nonprofit The Sequoia Project offers a free webinar and materials to help organizations prepare for compliance, which will be "resource intensive" for hospitals and healthcare systems.
Some 50% of children are hospitalized in adult facilities. Moving them to children's hospitals would free more beds for adult coronavirus patients, recommends the Children's Hospital Association.
Jvion launches online pandemic resource that factors in social determinants of health to help pinpoint vulnerable communities and "reduce the disparity of poor outcomes."
Trump and FDA Commissioner outline mechanisms being used to access drugs, cite specific therapies that could be approved within months. PhRMA says 80 trials are underway that could help.
Guidelines offer a decision-making framework, yet decisions remain the responsibility of local healthcare delivery systems. CMS deems all dental procedures as high risk.
