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Telemedicine projected to account for 20% of medical visits in 2020, report says

December 19, 2025

Cybersecurity & Technology, Infection Control

The volume and financial value of telemedicine visits will increase significantly in 2020 due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, according to a new report. The COVID-19 pandemic h...

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New 4-Part Plan Proposed to Boost Clinician Wellness, Address Burnout

December 19, 2025

Workplace safety, Healthcare Staff

Burnout is one of the top challenges facing clinicians and other healthcare workers nationwide. In a report published last week by The Physicians Foundation, 30% of more than 2,300 physicians surveyed...

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HHS Releases Update on Ryuk Ransomware Threat

December 19, 2025

Natural & Manmade Disasters, Patient Safety, Quality & Errors

The Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness & Response has issued updates regarding the Ryuk ransomware threat that has threatened the hea...

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5 AMA Resources to Promote Physician Wellbeing

December 19, 2025

Workplace safety, Healthcare Staff, Infection Control

“While it is always important to focus on physician mental health, the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic has brought new challenges and exceptional demands that strain physicians. The AMA has respond...

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Coronavirus can be spread through airborne transmission

December 19, 2025

Infection Control

Coronavirus droplets and particles “can linger in the air for minutes to hours,” said the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in their updated COVID-19 guidance on October 5. The infectio...

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Get ready for a new TJC water management standard

October 07, 2020

Environment and Facilities, Accreditation & Survey Preparation

The Joint Commission seeks comment on proposed new water management requirements. ...

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Expert shares strategies to address bullying and incivility in healthcare

December 19, 2025

Leadership & Finance, Workplace safety, Healthcare Staff

Bullying and incivility are rampant in healthcare organizations. A 2018 study found that 43% of nurses had experienced at least two negative behaviors on a weekly or daily basis, and 12% of nurses sel...

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Mortality data supports placing seriously ill coronavirus patients on ECMO

December 19, 2025

Patient Safety, Infection Control

Seriously ill coronavirus patients placed on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation life support have a similar mortality rate as other patients placed on ECMO with acute respiratory distress syndrome (A...

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The Joint Commission: The optimal and safe use of telemedicine

December 19, 2025

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Cybersecurity & Technology

On October 7, The Joint Commission (TJC) released a new Quick Safety alert on telemedicine and telehealth care. Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, the number of Americans participating in at least one...

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United States faring poorly in coronavirus deaths

December 19, 2025

Infection Control

U.S. coronavirus deaths are likely understated, and the United States has relatively high COVID-19 mortality compared to 18 similar countries, a pair of recent studies published by the Journal of the ...

Telemedicine projected to account for 20% of medical visits in 2020, report says

New 4-Part Plan Proposed to Boost Clinician Wellness, Address Burnout

HHS Releases Update on Ryuk Ransomware Threat

5 AMA Resources to Promote Physician Wellbeing

Coronavirus can be spread through airborne transmission

Get ready for a new TJC water management standard

Expert shares strategies to address bullying and incivility in healthcare

Mortality data supports placing seriously ill coronavirus patients on ECMO

The Joint Commission: The optimal and safe use of telemedicine

United States faring poorly in coronavirus deaths

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