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Online tool helps hospitals place staff in appropriate roles during COVID-19 pandemic

December 20, 2025

Natural & Manmade Disasters, Workplace safety, Infection Control

To meet the critical need for nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic, many hospitals and health systems are seeking new hires and contingent staff members to supplement their workforce. ...

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FDA says 4 million N95 masks could be reused thanks to emergency order

December 20, 2025

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Infection Control, Workplace safety

The FDA has issued two emergency use authorization (EUA) for sterilizing and reprocessing N95 masks, once in March and once in April. The agency says this “has the potential to decontaminate approxima...

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Study: contaminated reusable bronchoscopes could cause secondary infections in COVID-19 patients

December 20, 2025

Infection Control, Patient Safety, Quality & Errors

Contaminated bronchoscopes could cause infections among patients and healthcare staff, according to a study recently published in the journal Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology. ...

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Track COVID-19 rates to signal when to resume non-emergent care

April 21, 2020

Natural & Manmade Disasters, Infection Control, Accreditation & Survey Preparation

While some hospitals are just approaching their peak of treating COVID-19 patients, others are already looking toward the time facilities can start taking in patients—and revenues—for non-emergent pat...

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CDC: Watch for six new symptoms of COVID-19

December 20, 2025

Infection Control

The CDC says that like the original three symptoms, the six new ones take two to 14 days to appear after exposure. ...

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American Heart Association Issues COVID-19 CPR Guidelines

December 20, 2025

Patient Safety, Infection Control

Those administering CPR as first aid also should consider covering their own and the cardiac arrest victim’s nose and mouth with a face mask or cloth to reduce the likelihood of disease transmission. ...

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How cancer clinics can treat patients safely during the coronavirus pandemic

December 20, 2025

Infection Control, Patient Safety, Cybersecurity & Technology

Patients with cancer are a high-risk group during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a World Health Organization report published in February. ...

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OSHA guidance allows use of decontaminated masks under certain conditions

April 29, 2020

Infection Control, Workplace safety

by A.J. Plunkett (aplunkett@decisionhealth.com) If you are authorizing the decontamination and reuse of N95 or other protective face masks for healthcare personnel in the face of supply shortages, ...

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OSHA issues interim guidance for worker reuse of masks

April 28, 2020

Infection Control, Workplace safety

If you are authorizing the decontamination and reuse of N95 or other protective face masks for healthcare personnel in the face of supply shortages, ensure you are updating your respiratory protection...

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Coronavirus: Studies find steam effective in sterilizing used medical masks

December 20, 2025

Infection Control, Workplace safety

Two new studies show steam can effectively decontaminate medical masks including the N95 respirator mask. ...

Online tool helps hospitals place staff in appropriate roles during COVID-19 pandemic

FDA says 4 million N95 masks could be reused thanks to emergency order

Study: contaminated reusable bronchoscopes could cause secondary infections in COVID-19 patients

Track COVID-19 rates to signal when to resume non-emergent care

CDC: Watch for six new symptoms of COVID-19

American Heart Association Issues COVID-19 CPR Guidelines

How cancer clinics can treat patients safely during the coronavirus pandemic

OSHA guidance allows use of decontaminated masks under certain conditions

OSHA issues interim guidance for worker reuse of masks

Coronavirus: Studies find steam effective in sterilizing used medical masks

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