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Articles Tagged With: pandemic

  • The Pandemic Did Not Affect Single-Visit LARC Insertion

    Adolescents who used public insurance and were seeing a non-OB/GYN provider had lower odds of a single-visit placement of long-acting reversible contraception, new research shows.

  • Blood Pressure Management with Devices Improved Outcomes During the Pandemic

    When the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted case management, care coordination, transitions, and clinical monitoring of patients with chronic illness, the entire health industry switched to remote monitoring, virtual clinic visits, and virtual case management whenever feasible. A new study revealed that using self-measured blood pressure monitoring and telehealth were among the top ways healthcare professionals adapted to the pandemic’s forced limits on in-person clinic visits.

  • Next Pandemic: IPs, Drug Stewards Have Key Roles

    Infection preventionists and antibiotic stewards struggled mightily during the height of the pandemic, largely overwhelmed like the rest of the healthcare system. No doubt they prevented some of the impact, but it was a losing effort and those results spoke to their importance as much as any success.

  • CDC: PPE Should be Readily Available for Workers

    New draft patient isolation guidelines recently approved by advisors to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention emphasized that healthcare workers have N95 respirators, masks, eye protection, and other personal protective equipment readily available.

  • As OSHA Violence Regulation Stalls, States Move to Protect Healthcare Workers

    After more than a decade of urgent calls for federal labor officials to adopt a standard to prevent violence against healthcare workers, 600 determined nurses came to the massive, dome-capped Texas State Capitol in Austin in February 2023. The bipartisan bill that the TNA and the Texas Hospital Association jointly lobbied for was passed into law effective Sept. 1, 2023. Under the conditions of the legislation, healthcare facilities have until Sept 1, 2024, to enact the key provisions.

  • Preventive Care During an Emergency Requires Effective Care Coordination

    The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted standard health system practices in a way that allowed healthcare researchers and professionals to learn how to improve their preparedness for emergencies and disasters. Case management leaders and others in health systems need to think about their workflow and how it was disrupted during the early months of the pandemic, as well as later in the crisis.

  • Comeback: IPs Rally to Cut Infections Post-Pandemic

    Infection preventionists and colleagues struggled against a global pandemic for more than two years in apparent futility, watching healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) increase despite their best efforts. Their perseverance paid off. HAIs fell in 2022 and signs look favorable thus far for 2023, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports.

  • Time to Re-Educate Clinicians on Needlesticks and Sharps Injuries

    Needlesticks and sharps injuries once were a hot topic in risk management, but in recent years they may have fallen off the priority list at some healthcare facilities. The risk remains and should be addressed with a comprehensive strategy.

  • Health Worker Burnout Is a Crisis; CDC Calls for Science-Based Steps to Improve Worker Well-Being

    It is hardly a news flash to providers and staff in the ED that they often work long hours in a highly stressful environment, but according to new research from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the levels of fatigue and burnout that all healthcare workers are experiencing have reached crisis levels, and administrators there are calling for urgent action to address the problem.

  • The Benefits and Challenges of Telemedicine for Mental Health

    It is well-known that telehealth provided a much-needed service in 2020 and following, especially as people desired to stay in their homes while addressing health concerns. The same is true for mental healthcare. However, did the increase in tele-mental health visits translate into a higher quality of care?