Articles Tagged With: pandemic
-
Lessons Learned, Initiatives to Support
Conceding that the pandemic has undone much of the nation’s progress on preventing the rise of antimicrobial resistance, especially in hospitals, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention urged support and funding for key initiatives.
-
Special Report: Humbled CDC Seeks Reinvention, Culture Change
The CDC has taken responsibility for its haphazard response to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, admitting to mistakes and miscalculations that often directly affected healthcare workers.
-
CDC to Translate Data into ‘Easy-to-Understand’ New Policy
The CDC has begun an ambitious revamping after admitting it was not ready for the plethora of issues raised by the COVID-19 pandemic. The agency is pursuing a culture change to break down silos and communicate better in house and to the public.
-
The Darkest Hour: Little PPE, No Vaccine Led to Moral Injury
A fascinating and disturbing study captures the emotions and attitudes of healthcare workers in 2020 when COVID-19 emerged. Personal protective equipment was in short supply, and the first COVID-19 vaccines would not be available until the end of the year. There was a general despairing feeling in this period that there was not “enough” of anything, including reliable information.
-
IPs Rally Forward at APIC 2022
Infection preventionists experienced exhaustion and burnout during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, at the 2022 conference of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, they were urged to stay connected and strong.
-
IP ‘Ambassadors’ Extend Program’s Pandemic Reach
Some infection preventionists have extended their reach by recruiting infection control champions or ambassadors to keep their colleagues updated on the ongoing changes and recommendations in the pandemic response.
-
Returning to In-Person Case Management
As the country begins to pull out of the COVID-19 pandemic, the opportunity for case managers to return to the bedside provides the welcome relief of meeting with the interdisciplinary team, patients, and families in person. But for many people, returning from a remote environment after several months is another challenging shift to experience.
-
Under Cover of the Pandemic, a Deadly Fungus Spreads
While eclipsed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the multidrug-resistant fungus Candida auris continues to emerge in the healthcare settings and step-down facilities that can serve as reservoirs.
-
CMS May Suppress Data on Complications in Hospitals
CMS is planning to suppress data on many dangerous medical and surgical complications in hospitals because data from the COVID-19 era may be unreliable. The plan would suppress data on sepsis, kidney harm, deep bedsores, lung collapse, and many other measures. -
Leapfrog Data Show Safety Declines in Pandemic Era
Recent patient experience data suggest the pandemic caused declines in some patient safety-related measures. Poor communication is a common theme.